Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Yet while we had plenty of language and tools for execution, we had none for search. The result?
Software By Rob
MARCH 17, 2010
The memories I have of Joel on Software , especially from 2001-2004, run deep. Surely you’ve heard the news by now. Joel Spolsky is going to wrap-up his blog on its 10-year anniversary, just a few days from now. These were my formative years as a developer, and Joel published some of his best work during this time.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2010
This lasted from about 2001-2004. Provides publishers innovative site-search tools that enhance user engagement ( icanhazcheeseburger.com and Fred Wilson’s blog avc.com use Lijit as does Feld.com [but he's an investor]). Founded in Sunnyvale, CA in 2001. Venture Financings we Discussed. Total raised: $30mm.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
MC Hammer’s search engine. His search engine, called WireDoo, is still not ready for a beta release, but Hammer says it has a “deep search” function that will make it better than Google by bringing up topics related to your keywords. Is there any business that the Donald doesn’t have a hand in?
500hats.com
AUGUST 2, 2012
While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.
Up and Running
MAY 6, 2015
You come there, there’s nothing but a search bar. The search engines have done a wonderful job of really serving that up. Any eCommerce site owner will tell you that anyone that comes to their site, they’re much more likely to convert if they use the search box. John: No, get them into your site.
dashes.com
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
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