Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path. The founders of each company talked and, in between efforts to decimate the other, agreed it might be worth merging to survive. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business.

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Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 195

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

is the CEO and co-founder at ShoutEm , a self service mobile website and mobile apps creator, a ‘Wordpress for mobile apps.’. 2 nd decade (early 2000): The First Content Management Systems (CMS). Viktor Marohni? If you wanted a website, you had to pay someone a lot of money to set it up for you.

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PHP Management HTML Framework 143

Hunter Walker

MARCH 16, 2023

But by my graduation in June of 2000, the party had ended. companies; and the Class of 2000 was just plain unemployed. Pivot to the right with a few years of management consulting and use Powerpoint on cross country flights to make stop motion animations. companies; the Class of 1999 had founded the bad Internet 1.0 Absolutely!

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Stock IPO Database Internet 74

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Widely, the blame as to what prompted the nosedive was being laid at the doorsteps of a new long-term growth strategy envisioned by the company’s top management— Infosys 3.0. But our managers didn’t get it. All the way from 1993 to 2000. Eventually, they were moved into positions where they had to ‘manage’ people.”.

India 165

India Technical Review Management Cloud 165

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 15, 2014

My daily life consists of (a) setting the strategy and rationale of the Engineering & Innovation department, based on a mixture of vision, data, and the needs of the rest of the company, (b) participate in doing the same for the whole company, (c) hire, (d) manage the managers whose teams execute the real work.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Idealistic founders believe they will break the mold when they scale, and not turn into a “typical big company.” Or it’s fatal because that was a co-founder. So, no project can have fewer than, say, three people dedicated to it, plus people management and possibly some form of Product or Project Management.

Government 223

Government Startup Cofounder Technical Support 223

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

They know leadership is all about managing their own complicated, illogical, and fallible human foibles, as well as the people they depend on. Thankfully, most mistakes won’t be as spectacular as the America Online merger with Time Warner for $350 billion, back in 2000, engineered by then superstar entrepreneurs Stephen M.

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Leadership Founder Startup Merger 265

Up and Running

JANUARY 27, 2020

There is much debate as to whether Peter Drucker actually said to Mark Fields, then CEO of Ford Motor Company in March 2000. Overemphasizing culture alone is pointless; if founders and leaders aren’t guiding business growth with a series of stretch but SMART goals —measurable milestones, there won’t be a business culture to manage. .

Lean 107

Lean Technical Review Forecast Cofounder 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $800 million dollars in over 800 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. Keiretsu Forum.

North America 337

North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As part of The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series , we talked to Mr. Tony Lakier. Tony is the Founder and CEO of RedMane Technology. Clients rely on us for all types of solutions, including in the areas of analytics, mobile, case management, and overall business process transformation. Our talent provides leverage.

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Louisiana Founder Virgin Islands South Africa 110

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. The discussion with Howard Morgan starts off by acknowledging Josh Kopelman as a co-founder of First Round Capital. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path. The founders of each company talked and, in between efforts to decimate the other, agreed it might be worth merging to survive. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business.

Fractional CTO 70

Fractional CTO Cofounder Startup Lead Investor 70

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Receive and manage newsletters. One of its champions includes Jason Goldberg, the co-founder and CEO of online design retailer Fab.com Inc., Why Register? Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions. Todays Paper.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. 5mm in Series A – Investors: GRP (Mark Suster)(lead), Greycroft Partners (Dana Settle), and Matt Coffin (founder of LowerMyBills) – Read more: TechCrunch , SoCalTech. Swipely – Blippy competitor founded by TellMe founder, Angus Davis, in Fall 2009.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2010

If we use our “startup to large company,” diagram, we can see that sustaining innovations occur within a large company’s existing management structures. The diagram for managing disruptive innovation in large company looks suspiciously like starting from square one as a startup. I’ll offer that the diagram looks something like this.

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Search Agile Customer Development Technical Review 245

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. But the world you lead will be much different from the one your professors knew or your predecessors managed. Thank you for the kind introduction. Now look around.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 326

The Next Web

JANUARY 21, 2014

While there is a place for founders on crowdfunding platforms, they’re not a must. Customers don’t care about your managing skills, your leadership, or your vision. Crowdfunding only works if you’ve already managed to develop a final prototype from your own cash and even better if you have users.

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Campaign Naming Conversion 153

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Should there be a notion of “founder equity” for those individuals who put in the hard work to start a firm and build the brand? While this is a key driver to the downfall of great VC firms, there are also small handful of examples of firms that have managed generational succession sometimes many times over.

Silicon Valley 240

Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Hearpreneur

APRIL 23, 2023

2- Personal inspiration Photo Credit: Terina Nicole I launched my business 23 years ago in the year 2000. 7- Reflecting our mission Photo Credit: Phi Dang As the founder of Newline Painting, I'm excited to share the story behind our business name. We wanted to say no to Tingo! Thanks to Parry Bedi, Tingono ! #2-

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Naming Entrepreneur Technical Review Design 130

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

My co-founder and other management team members wanted us to hold off and see whether we could get the deal done at a higher price. We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000. Our final closure was the first week of March 2000. I was resolute. They accepted my argument.

Technical Review 301

Technical Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Venture Capital 301

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Social Media for Service Professionals LearnTrends Speakers and Topics Accounced Tags not Folders - LinkedIn Saved Profiles Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – S.

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Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

Here's my conversation with the founders of Revolution Foods. I'm the co founder and Chief Impact Officer at Revolution Foods. I'm the co-founder and CEO of Revolution Foods. I mean, number one, having a co-founder who has always held that space of look, we've got each other's back, and that has been absolutely key.

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Cofounder Security Founder Entrepreneur 60

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. When visionary founders depart (death, firing, etc.), The result?

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Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. When visionary founders depart (death, firing, etc.), The result?

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2019

They know leadership is all about managing their own complicated, illogical, and fallible human foibles, as well as the people they depend on. Thankfully, most mistakes won’t be as spectacular as the America Online merger with Time Warner for $350 billion, back in 2000, engineered by then superstar entrepreneurs Stephen M.

Merger 233

Merger Leadership Affiliate America 233

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. That’s because every hour you spend managing your employer-provided health insurance is another hour you are not spending managing and improving your product or service.

Software Review 224

Software Review Employee Retention Government 224

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

They have fewer cash reserves and less margin of error for managing sudden downturns. But remember no winter lasts forever and in it smart founders and VCs will be planting the seeds for the next generation of startups. Keep in mind, that today’s circumstances are different. Prepare for a long cold winter. Lessons Learned.

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Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 19, 2017

Between the spring of 2000 and the end of 2001, I had the worst, most stressful, and most painful business period of my life. I remember the trigger point being a 3/20/2000 article in Barron’s titled Burning Up: Warning: Internet companies are running out of cash — fast. I was too inexperienced in 2000 to understand this.

Internet 162

Internet Revenue .Net Operations 162

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Since its founding in 2000, its members have invested over $800 million dollars in over 800 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. Keiretsu Forum.

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Instead, the product manager should keep iterating on the press release until they’ve come up with benefits that actually sound like benefits. Great product launches manage those expectations; failed ones let them run wild. Suspense piques potential customers’ interest while also managing expectations. Test launch tiny products.

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Product Campaign Acquisition Social Media 110

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). People buy companies for 3 primary reasons: 1) they want the management team / talent 2) they want the technology or 3) they want the market traction (revenue, customer base, profits, etc). Do it early.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet Valuation Stock Options 282

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Moshe joined Microsoft in 1991 as a product manager after a career as a software developer. He worked on his MBA at MIT’s Sloan School of Management (leaving in the middle for a job at Microsoft in Israel) and received his computer engineering degree from the Technion in Haifa, Israel. The base of our industry is weakening.

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Venture Capital New Zealand Startup 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

by Aneace Haddad, CEO & Founder, Taggo. Social media is seen as something new that can be bolted onto existing CRM and loyalty management platforms. I wanted to find a way to vastly simplify loyalty programs, eliminating most if not all of the costs and making them much lighter to deploy and manage.

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Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

There’s a question on whether all this GPU hogging, and building capacity is not just a bubble waiting to pop, similar to the Telecom crash in the early 2000’s. Seth Rosenberg at Graylock published ‘ Product Led AI’ – pointing to opportunities for founders building AI-first companies.

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Generative AI ChatGPT Artificial Inteligence Cofounder 78

K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Manu Kumar is Founder and Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures. Kumar was the Founder, President and CEO of SneakerLabs, a company which developed software and services for web-based customer interaction. We grew it to just under 20 people and were acquired at the height of the bubble in 2000.

San Francisco 48

San Francisco Early Stage Portfolio Software Engineering 48

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Joining me at the Stanford University studio were: Matthew Wallenstein , chairman and co-founder of Growcentia , which aims to revolutionize management of soil health to help crops grow better and faster. Jason Young , co-founder of MindBlown Labs , which makes mobile social games to teach young adults about personal finance.

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Cofounder Entrepreneur Colorado Customer Development 120

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2017

This brings our combined funds under management to nearly $2 billion. The investment partners are Yves Sisteron (the founder), myself, Greg Bettinelli , Kara Nortman , Kobie Fuller & Kevin Zhang. In our most recent fund ~30% of the companies we’ve backed have had at least one of the primary founders as a woman.

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