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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008.

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An Open Letter to Startup Founders Everywhere in a Time of Crisis

David Cohen

Founders, I’m talking to you. I’ve seen past crises, cycles, and downturns as an investor and as a founder. By 2002 the NASDAQ had fallen by nearly 80%. In 2001, the towers were hit. Because we know that this is the time for founders everywhere to step forward, not backward. March 30, 2020. I’m one of you.

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10 of the Most Successful Investors of the Last 10 Years

The Startup Magazine

Belnick founded BizChair.com with $500 in 2001. Zhitao runs Hangzhou Liaison Interactive, which is a Chinese technology-based company founded in July 2002. Peter is the founder of Bay Street Capital Partners. Guss is 28 years old and he is the co-founder of Octane Lending. What have entrepreneurs been up to since then?

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To Infinity and Beyond: How Entrepreneurism is Making Space Tourism Viable

YoungUpstarts

In 2001, in conjunction with the Russian Space Agency, American entrepreneurs Peter Diamindis, Eric C. In 2000, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos established Blue Origin. Since its founding in 2002, Musk’s SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) has been at the forefront in the conceptualization and manufacture of efficient space rockets.

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Every Generation Learns The Same Lessons

Feld Thoughts

I spent the weekend with a friend from the last 1990s who was the lead banker on the Interliant IPO (I was a co-founder and co-chairman.) My foundational moment, where I really learned the lesson, happened during the collapse of the Internet bubble in 2000 and 2001. My first moment with this was Black Monday in 1987.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. Value brands can also effectively reach out to pained-but-patient consumers who previously bought higher-end brands, a strategy Wal-Mart aggressively used with its ‘everyday low prices’ policy in the 2001 recession.” What the big studies have shown. Premium-brand market leaders [.]

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Try On The Decision For 30 Days

Feld Thoughts

My whole world blew up in 2001. The depressive episode only lasted three months, but the s**t show continued through 2002 as most VCs and Internet companies suffered a massive collapse. While my world started to settle down in mid-2002, the rest of Mobius started to more aggressively fall apart. There was no joy anywhere.