ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 25, 2020

The rise of ecommerce started in 2001 – during the growth of the commercial availability of the internet in households. So mixing up the content with videos, product write-ups can make all the difference in showing a fresh people-centric brand engagement. The Rise of Ecommerce. Marketing Channels.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 22, 2010

Due to competitive markets we ended up with a pretty good term sheet until we needed to raise money in April 2001 and then we got completely screwed. NOTE: In the video I talked about how VC’s and entrepreneurs decide the total number of shares at the first major funding round and why it’s often a high number.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” each with partners as the lead. Where are Things Headed for VC in 2031?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The New York Times, January 2001. Finally, in December 2001, came the big reveal: Ginger was the Segway. . McDonald’s outed their own recipe for “secret sauce,” even promoting an instructional YouTube video from one of their chefs. Most companies run drip campaigns for content: Regular blog posts, video series, etc.,

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The New York Times, January 2001. Finally, in December 2001, came the big reveal: Ginger was the Segway. . McDonald’s outed their own recipe for “secret sauce,” even promoting an instructional YouTube video from one of their chefs. Most companies run drip campaigns for content: Regular blog posts, video series, etc.,

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 3, 2015

Farbood Nivi is CEO of Learnist , which allows individuals to read content, review how-to guides, and watch educational videos on virtually any subject. Farbood is a former educator who was named 2001 National Teacher of the Year by the Princeton Review. Advice For The Young At Heart Farbood Nivi leadership learning self-learning'

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. I did a short explanation of this whole phenomenon in this video.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

“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.” Premium-brand market leaders [.] He continues: It’s OK to continue to operate. We need business to boost the economy.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 8, 2018

I went on my Ray Dalio journey, read a bunch about him on the web, and watched some of his videos and interviews. My abyss happened between 2001 and 2003 and, while I wasn’t alone in my mistakes as Dalio was in his, I related deeply to it. I became a Ray Dalio fan earlier this year when I read his book Principles.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

From, you know, when I first stood up, my very first e-commerce site literally was in 2001 , I was Eloqua or Eloqua's beta client and constant contacts beta client. And then they need to go and now they're gonna send a white paper or they're gonna send a video link, but they have to go to another system in order to grab that content, right?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

In digital video between Maker Studios (where I am an investor), Machinima, Zefr, BigFrame & FullScreen we have added around 1,000 jobs in the past 3 years and this should continue, as video becomes an important part of the infrastructure of the Internet.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But a certain amount gets lost in the headlines – especially when not everybody actually heard the video and knows the nuance of the message. An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe. Fair enough.

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 25, 2013

The first half of this year was marked with the deepest depression I’ve had since 2001. Yesterday a blog reader sent me a link to a phenomenal short video about The Black Dog. Amy and I are at our house in Keystone with a variety of friends swinging through, working some, reading some, exercising, and just hanging out.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

He talks about the brutal, gut-wrenching nature of the pivot that OneSpot successfully completed in this video (source: TechCrunch’s “You Have to Be Willing to Throw it all away” ). This is one of the most important training videos for entrepreneurs, in my opinion, and very much worth the watch. Much like Cotter’s Divorce360.com,

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Document Management Systems mobile apps for iOS and Android allow for editing of documents, photos, and videos from your mobile device, with simple re-uploading and syncing for work on the go. Founded in 2001, eFileCabinet, Inc. Find the specific document you need when you need it, wherever you are. Ease of Use.

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Diego Basch

AUGUST 14, 2013

If you type an artist or a song title, you’ll probably see a video or two. In 2000-2001 we were already working on blending different types of results at Inktomi. Today they will do math for you, find real-time flight information, tell you about the local weather, show you when the next bus will come by your stop.

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Early Growth Financial Services

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Keep reading for great insight and funding advice, view the Current VC Trends and Insights deck on SlideShare, or stay tuned for the upcoming YouTube video. This was the largest quarterly investment total since 2001’s first half. The funding landscape: 2013’s fourth quarter saw $13B invested in 1,000 deals.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

You’ll hear this story in the video. This lasted from about 2001-2004. Founded in Sunnyvale, CA in 2001. So how did Mike get into VC? He got into the industry through the same traits required for entrepreneurs – persistence & resiliency. CEO Henry Vogel (ex CRO of Quigo, and VP at Ebay). Total raised: $30mm.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

If the retailer can get the product “exclusively” (even for just a time window) then it hopes to get more customers shopping at its store or watching its video channel vs. its competitors. They were the fastest retailer in history to go from $0 to $1 billion (3 years) and today they have 500 stores in 24 countries.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 26, 2019

The last federal legislation to address this issue was the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 , updated in the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and subsequent amendments. As their employer, be sure to clearly set boundaries on how employees can use company assets as well as their own personal cell phones.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2016

A durable, trendsetting presence in the industry since 2001, the Atlanta-based firm sends over a billion emails per day and is the go-to choice for over 14 million organizations and individuals around the world. A drag-and-drop editor makes it easy to customize messages with text, photos, video, design elements, and more.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2021

Published in early 2001, Positioning remains as relevant and actionable now as it was then. This post contains video, click to play]. This post contains video, click to play]. This post contains video, click to play]. In general, the mind accepts only that which matches prior knowledge or experience. – Al Ries.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

My experience of 2001-2004 is very remote from what you are describing. The mantra was as follows: “no one is coming to save us, we are going to make it on our own&#. Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Consumer trends are fickle (see Flip Video). Before the iPod debuted in 2001, MP3 players became a billion dollar business led by companies such as Creative Technology. Apple had the foresight to launch the iPod, iTunes and the Apple Store all in 2001. Intense price competition at the retail level creates low margins.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 24, 2018

When Steve Jobs introduced the iPod in 2001, his hook was: “What if you could put a thousand songs in your pocket?” Video games? That was the hook for “ The Incredibles ,” which took the day-to-day world of superheroes saving people and turned it into an unusual situation. This was unheard of. What about TV shows?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

If you’re so inclined click on that link and launch this video while you’re reading the rest of this post. My chips were down in late 2000 / early 2001. After some random date. Don’t take my advice, take Eric Clapton’s. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out. I love this song. My story briefly.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 23, 2015

Cook had done for the video business. In the Internet bubble, while I kept this lesson in the back of my mind, I ended up suspending disbelief, like so many others, in 2000 and into the spring of 2001. The oil and gas business wasn’t the only one that got slaughtered by this. Oil prices do not go up forever.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2020

They divided students into two groups and made them watch 2 different videos of the same lecturer. After each group had seen the video they were asked to rate the lecturer on things like physical appearance, mannerism and even his accent. Image source ). First let’s define what multitasking means. 40% productivity loss.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 2, 2015

By 2001 when the Internet bubble burst, I was completely exhausted, and then I began a relentless grind for several years of cleaning up the mess I had created, followed by another relentless grind of working to get Mobius Venture Capital into a steady place and ultimately starting Foundry Group.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Released in 2001, “Halo: Combat Evolved” revolutionized gaming. A good example of a company that took this risk is Bungie, the video game studio responsible for the revolutionary “Halo” franchise. Music video directors step into the Hollywood spotlight and direct blockbuster bombs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

to which the answer for most people is “no.&# If you’re interested in that topic the link also has a short video I did on the topic for Fox Business News. I’ve spoken about this in a post entitled, “ Do you even need VC ?&# But the lower end also has risks.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

I recently saw a video in which comedians Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, and Louis C.K On every other flight I take, once the safety demonstration video starts, that’s usually my cue to go to sleep. But Virgin’s safety video was different. From then on, I was hooked and I watched the video to the end.

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. The information is based on part of a confidential year-end 2011 investment report distributed to investors in a fund-of-funds that made commitments between 1999 and 2001.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

2001-2004 were very humbling but we built a real company. Don’t Believe the Hype – take your lesson from Public Enemy (video worth a 4 minute diversion ). Record it with video. This is only the first chapter in my story. That story for another day. Once the cycle has passed it’s harder to capitalize.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 5, 2019

I was a high school history teacher and frustrated with the quality of documentary videos for social studies when I came up with my business name Students of History. Originally, the idea was to have students explaining key historical events in brief, engaging videos that teachers across the world could use on Youtube.

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Bryce Dot VC

OCTOBER 9, 2012

In 2001 I cut my teeth as a VC in Salt Lake City. This video is a Clif Notes version of Brad’s book. There seems to be a growing meme around the ascendence and acceleration of startup communities outside of the bay area. This optimism isn’t new.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 9, 2016

Drew Silverstein is an award-winning composer, producer, and conductor for film, television, records, video games, and an MBA student at Columbia Business School. He created Amper Music to change the way music is composed and created for video content, but it is not his first startup. . Clips from their interview are below.

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