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Try On The Decision For 30 Days

Feld Thoughts

In 2003 I seriously thought about quitting Mobius Venture Capital. My whole world blew up in 2001. My portfolio melted down with the bursting of the Internet bubble. I was in New York for it, having taken a redeye the night before from San Francisco. In early 2003, I started to think about leaving Mobius.

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From email scams to e-commerce wins: How online shopping is helping Nigeria fix its Internet reputation

The Next Web

For many Westerners, Victoria Island resembles the polar opposite of the imaginary Manhattan Island, the high-security prison depicted in John Carpenter’s film Escape From New York. On the island, life is as it is in the West, but the danger lies outside the island and across the Third Mainland Bridge. But somehow Lagos works.

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). The Beginning of the Next Wave (2003 – 2011). TechStars Impact on New York. The table of contents, as of today, follows. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. Mentor Driven.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services. annual GMV.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

Both Sides of the Table

Mine started this way … I started my first company in the “go-go years&# of the Internet: 1999. I flew from San Diego (where I was visiting for Thanksgiving) to New York to persuade investors to stick with us. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious.

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35 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I knew I wanted something search engine-friendly, and I’d always used the term photo safaris when inviting friends along to shoot around New York, so I went with that. I assumed that if New York State approved my incorporation application than the name must be fine. Thanks to Rodger Roeser, The Eisen Agency ! #19

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

Back in 1998 when Times New Roman was still widely used on the web, my then boss made sure we always designed our web sites with Arial, as she hated the look of serif fonts on the web. In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. 2001 ; Tullis et al.,