Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

When it launched in 97 it was a DVD rental business whose only real value proposition was the mail-order element of its operation. The founders eventually created custom cereal boxes to raise funds so they could continue to operate. That’s quite a turnaround from gaining $30,000 in funding and joining a startup incubator.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur China Incubator Philippines 107

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 3, 2020

For the past 20+ years, he’s focused his attention on providing guidance to numerous private and public businesses in various stages of their life cycle, from incubation to commercialization to maturity. Chris Kape: I established JAMCO in early 2001 in the wake of the dot-com bubble collapse.

Partner 147

Partner Uganda Angel Investor Bulgaria 147

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. They are operators, through and through.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

I was recently interviewed by the team of eFounders , the new Parisian SaaS start-up incubator founded by Thibaud Elzière (Fotolia) and Quentin Nickmans. I began my career at McKinsey and when the Internet bubble burst in 2001, I made a shift towards online software (ASP at the time).

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API Silicon Valley Europe Differentiation 48

Steve Blank

MARCH 9, 2016

After leaving Razorfish in 2001, Craig spent a year immersed in food, including a stint as a prep cook at Babbo, Mario Batali’s flagship restaurant. At the Rockwell Group, the architecture and design firm, he co-founded Studio Red and the Lab , an incubator for integrating digital technology into physical spaces.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Cofounder Entrepreneur IPO 120

Babbling VC

MARCH 18, 2018

Michael and I wanted to be operational. We didn't want to be another incubator, accelerator or corporate VC fund. There are already so many of those and being old enough, I saw the massacre that happened to these endeavours post 2001. Now back to the "why".

Merger 57

Merger Venture Capital Cofounder Incubator 57

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. A handful of local VCs and angel investors (primarily from the financial sector) funded the startups.

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Ghana Indonesia Silicon Valley DC 84