BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

In 2019, we’ll be doubling down on this effort as we are hiring a GM for our CXO Advisory Board & Network ( job description here ). Look at 2001 and 2008’s Lehman collapse and Sequoia RIP Good Times deck for lessons learned. AWS Reinvent Survivor Dinner with founders, Fortune 500 execs, and VCs.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Typically they’ll be working long hours while the company struggles to hire and train enough staff. This pressure often sucks companies into hiring the wrong people, just to get more bodies on staff. Growth also strains employees physically. But bad co-workers can be even worse for morale than overwork.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Amid the remembrance of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks this past weekend, much was made of the voluminous 9/11 Commission report, which described in excruciating detail countless ways in which the United States homeland security and emergency response infrastructure failed to respond adequately to a disaster of unprecedented proportions.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. The best start-up I ever invested in went bankrupt in 2001. Have not met anyone I wanted to hire who was willing to work for equity. Should You Hire People With Graduate Degrees for Your Startup? government policy. Disclosure Policy.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Founded by Michael Bruno in Paris in 2001, 1stdibs (*) is the world’s largest online marketplace for luxury one-of-a-kind antiques, high-end modern furniture, vintage fashion, jewelry, and fine art. Launched in 2005, Etsy is a leading marketplaces for the exchange of vintage and handmade items. annual GMV.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

And you didn’t need to get permission from the government or corporate gatekeepers. You will also have fewer opportunities to build relationships with lots of other new hires who are on the same trajectory as you. PayPal was one of the few companies that survived this era, and in 2001, eBay acquired us.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 12, 2020

It means hiring carefully from the start. This is true not just for startups, but for so many of the institutions that govern society. We owe our grandparents a debt of gratitude for the institutions that still govern our daily life. But in order to do that, we have to start with the right first principles.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Weak sales and uncertainty about the future continue to hold back any commitments to growth, hiring or capital spending. The president keeps promising to push his agenda for higher energy costs, few believe the healthcare bill will actually help them, and there is huge uncertainty about the fate of the 2001 and 2003 tax rates.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. It’s much easier to just steal their ideas and hire their employees. In the U.S.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Back in 2001 I worked with a consultant who was a developer when times were really good, and a trainer when times were really bad. Work for a “Recession-Proof&# Company Granted, no company is completely recession-proof, but sectors like health care, pharmaceuticals, defense, government, and consumer staples do well in good or bad times.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

It could be studying entrepreneurship in school or it could have been working with a government contractor or maybe someone had a sales job. After graduating high school, I was hired by the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS). It’s usually a process. 1 – Medical Device Sales.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

From who we hire to the way we go to market, from how we engage with our limited partners to how we engage with founders, it’s all about being very focused on quality and consistency so as to affect strategies to generate meaningful carry for ourselves and our limited partners. Dan Kimerling: I love 2001: a Space Odyssey.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. Car sales in China went from 1 million in 2001 to 14 million in 2011. It’s much easier to just steal their ideas and hire their employees. In the U.S.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 163

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I shared it with incubators from Ghana to Nairobi , at the White House Treasury Department, and in Indonesia with business and government leaders on a delegation I was asked to participate in by the US State Department. So how has the NYC tech entrepreneurship sector evolved? the list goes on and on.

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Venture Chronicles

OCTOBER 31, 2010

You may recall that back in the 1999-2001 timeframe it was popular practice for option holders who were in a lock-up period following an IPO to use a short process to borrow their company’s stock from other investors and sell it with the promise that they would forfeit their locked up stock when the lock up expired.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! As you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of.NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there. Expensify Blog. Expense Reports That Don't Suck. Sjoerd Franken.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

As I watched the new CEO hire and fire 3 regional VP’s I finally sat him down. In 2001, I came home to find my apartment on fire. Although I had worked for many years before, had a degree and now a post-graduate certificate no one was hiring me. Thanks to Adrian Ridner, Study.com ! #13) 13) Promote Myself.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

We work with non-profits, for-profits, US Government, and international organizations, to identify the underlying goals, the users needs and abilities, and put together an appropriate technology solution to meet the requirements. #7 – Translation of Sundiata. Image Credit: Siobhan Green.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Before: For something a little lighter, in February of 2008 Mailchimp hired User Experience designer Aaron Walter and logo designer Jon Hicks to give the MailChimp experience the friendly vibe we’ve come to expect from the brand. Case Study #2 MailChimp Gets A Friendlier Design – Increases customer base by 600% In A Year.

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