YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It’s been over a decade since Westin left Singapore’s shores; the hotel chain sold off its two properties – The Westin Stamford and The Westin Plaza – to Swissôtel and Raffles Hotel in 2002, after the brand’s own acquisition by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in 1998.

Singapore 140

Singapore Asia Technical Review Acquisition 140

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

But this was 2002 when AdWords was affordable and I had no competitors, so you can’t repeat that — it doesn’t matter how I did it. It’s rarely true that your first customer will be big. It wasn’t true for me either. You won’t like my direct answers: AdWords. Here’s the full AdWords story.

Customer 231

Customer Software Review IP Technical Review 231

YoungUpstarts

JULY 13, 2019

KMPlayer was first released in 2002, but was acquired by Pandora TV in 2007. KMPlayer has support for editing subtitles from right inside the player, selecting parts of videos as your favourite and make that part repeat. You can also remap the keys for the remote interface of the media player. Conclusion.

Media 138

Media Audio Metadata Software Review 138

Board Effect

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Whistleblower policies date back to 2002 with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act , which came about as a result of corporations that misled their investors relating to fraudulent financial reporting practices. A whistleblower policy is more than a core policy for nonprofit organizations.

Software Review 104

Software Review Government Retention Employee 104

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In 2002, the city established Medellín ACI at (Medillín ACI.org), is the Agency for Investment and Cooperation. Colombia’s second-largest city, Medellín, is probably best known for this accomplishment, with a reputation for supporting enterprise innovation and a growing knowledge economy. Companies promote international relations.

Colombia 146

Colombia America Technical Review Startup 146

Board Effect

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Morning Consult’s Most Trusted Brands 2022 Report shows that well over half (57%) of Americans say they trust nonprofits, while the Give.org Donor Trust Report 2002 shows that 20% of those surveyed highly trust charities.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Government Reputation 52

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. We have been using social networks for 25+ years.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Internet EC2 297

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. I believe a bubble occurs when a market is willing to pay greater than intrinsic value for an asset class. Have a cushion.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

He was named among the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100 award in 2002. Alex Vukajlovic, is CEO of Zurich based asset management company Cape Capital which he set up in 2002, and Chairman of DealMarket which he founded in 2010. Moderator: Robert Savage, CEO, Track.com.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In looking at the data, it’s interesting to note that the TVPI for funds from 2002-2006 is pretty weak. On top of this, the uncertainty about where we are in the economic cycle casts further doubt about the ultimate performance of these funds.

LP 256

LP IRR Distribution Portfolio 256

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Ok, now you have the context for early 2003.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2023

2002 sucked, but it wasn’t as dreadful. I was 35 at the time and rationalized continually that things would magically and suddenly change for the better. I was wrong, and then 9/11 happened, and then Enron and Worldcom happened, and business kept getting worse. 2001 was a dreadful year for me. But it still sucked. 2003 was hard.

Valuation 172

Valuation Revenue Portfolio Leadership 172

View from Seed

JANUARY 19, 2017

In 2002, online commerce accounted for just 1.6% As a nosy prepubescent, I eavesdropped on these ‘adult’ conversations about internet purchasing on our landline between my parents and relatives or family friends as I eagerly awaited my turn to warp our home phone into a glorious portal transporting me to the land of America Online and A.I.M.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Internet Software Review Web 120

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Established in 2002 and operated for the first few years from a small single bedroom at their mother’s home, Justin and Jason Korinek have managed to increase their turnover every year for the last 17 years… they are clearly doing something right!

Reputation 164

Reputation Technical Review Lead Generation Customer 164

Hearpreneur

JULY 29, 2018

In 2002 we bought roughly 150 domain names, most of which we still own. Funny, I don’t think in 2002 it was called crowdsourcing, but that is how DesignAShirt got named. I thought of the name, EMPTY NEST SUPPORT SERVICES, because that says it all. Thanks to Natalie Caine, ENSS ! #13- 13- Chose from various domain names.

Naming 73

Naming South Africa Africa Entrepreneur 73

deal architect

JUNE 25, 2013

In The New Technology Elite, I cited a 2002 anecdote where Steve Jobs is supposed to have told Dan Wood, founder of Karelia Software, then a partner “You know those handcars, the little machines that people stand on and pump. Cloud Computing, SaaS'

Cloud 236

Cloud Software Partner Founder 236

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2015

I was in the middle of that with Interliant (I was a co-founder) – we bought 20+ companies, at one point has an almost $3 billion market cap (on $200 million of revenue – recognize the multiple), but went bankrupt in 2002.

Stock Options 70

Stock Options Cofounder Revenue Hosting 70

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Established in 2002, Synergy Business Brokers helps smaller businesses with annual revenue of $700,000 and $4 million. With 27 years of business transactions under their belt, they take more of a team strategy than just one person representing them. With 19 worldwide locations, they are definitely a company that gets it done.

United States 189

United States Revenue Sales Global 189

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 23, 2014

After graduating from Stanford in mathematical and computer science when he was just 19, Eric joined the newly-formed enterprise software company Loudcloud (which became Opsware in 2002). He stayed briefly at HP as a vice president.

Partner 74

Partner Software Review Technical Review Acquisition 74

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 26, 2020

He served as SmithBucklin President & CEO from 2002 to 2015. Givray is Chairman of the Board of Directors of SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other. Henry is a dedicated, ongoing student of leadership, committed to speaking and writing as a way to serve others.

Leadership 90

Leadership Audience Management Community 90

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2020

She began training on the Internet in 1998 and began the first television-like broadcasting in 2002, launching her own TV channel – www.hvacchannel.tv. Well-known as “The Profitability Master”, Ruth has a passion for helping small business grow profits and wealth. The post Do You Have The Mercedes Benz Syndrome?

.Net 264

.Net Channel Revenue Internet 264

Up and Running

JULY 23, 2014

In 2002 I provided an exit for VCs who had invested in Palo Alto Software a few years earlier. As a founding director of Borland International, I had significant shares in that company when it went public in 1986, and that gave me an exit.

Exit Strategy 131

Exit Strategy Software Review Angel Investor Startup 131

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Let’s circle back to Latinitas’ first interaction with IBM, back to our start in 2002. It was one of the most personalized and well-tailored in-kind experiences of the agency’s history, and this was just one of the many generous contributions IBM has bestowed upon Latinitas over the years.

El Paso 59

El Paso Louisiana Arkansas Austin 59

Board Effect

AUGUST 26, 2019

Since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), there’s been a greater focus on sound governance principles for all types of organizations. Nonprofit boards have the option of forming an audit committee or handling the duties of an audit committee through the executive committee or the whole board.

Software Review 67

Software Review Balance Sheet Government Security 67

Growthink Blog

MARCH 28, 2011

Try this on for size – an analysis of over 300 patents acquired between 2002-2008 found an average price per patent of $383,000 ! Companies rich in intellectual property in all its forms – patents, processes, and people – attain purchase offers on factors other than last year’s earnings.

Intellectual Property 109

Intellectual Property Technical Review Forecast Global 109

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 25, 2012

But we watched Sports Night on DVD from beginning to end around 2002. I’m the sports widow in this family – I don’t really care about or watch much professional sports. I remember watching five or six episodes at night at some point. We literally couldn’t stop and just raced through it.

Technical Review 137

Technical Review Partner Email Sales 137

Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2019

Here’s why but it’s really boring: The 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act called for the creation of an automated system to record arrivals and departures of non-U.S. citizens at all air, sea, and land ports of entry.

United States 48

United States Los Angeles Technical Review Programming 48

VC Cafe

MAY 26, 2022

In his second book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (originally published in 2002), Lencioni adopts the winning formula of sharing management/coaching advice in the form of a fable/story, which sucks you into the story and its cast of characters while delivering key principles, many borrowed from team sports.

Startup 148

Startup Portfolio Restful Revenue 148

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). It was filed in 2005 and issued in 2010 which means there was a good deal of prior art around SNS before Yahoo filed.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 11, 2017

I started Smart Bear in a recession (2002) and it went great. The answer is always yes. But it’s the wrong question. I’ve been explaining for eight years why recessions are a great time to start a company.

Bootstrapping 156

Bootstrapping Engineer Sales Cost 156

Steve Blank

JULY 6, 2016

From 2002-08 Sec. He most recently served as Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor, and chaired the inter-agency Deputies Committee, the administration’s principal forum for formulating foreign policy. Blinken was Democratic Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

North Korea 132

North Korea SEC Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 132

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Decades later, in 2002, Dutch marketing professor Ale Smidts coined the term “neuromarketing.” Bernays believed that people could be influenced via crowd psychology and psychoanalysis. His “Torches of Freedom” campaign in the 1920s promoted smoking among women as a symbol of liberation, opening a new market to cigarette companies.

Software Review 105

Software Review Advertising Stealth Campaign 105

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

Department of Commerce & the Minority Business Development Agency, between 2002 and 2007, diverse-owned firms outpaced the growth of non-diverse firms in gross receipts and employment. Women-owned businesses, according to the Forte Foundation represent about 775,000 new startups per year. According to the U.S. for non-diverse firms.

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2020

Titus III, CPA/PFS, AIFA is the founder of AMDG Financial and AMDG Business Advisory Services in 2002. Whether it’s a single trusted adviser or an entire team, entrepreneurs ­­— especially now ­­— need the trust, the partnership, and the clarity that the right advisory relationship can bring.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur CPA Salary Employee 225

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Way back in 2002, Jeff Bezos at Amazon issued an ultimatum to completely institute internal APIs within the company, and later to their millions of suppliers. With today’s technology, data flow and coordination are readily achieved through common Internet protocols and application programming interfaces (APIs).

Artificial Inteligence 210

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm API China 210

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Until 2002 – when the Oakland A’s’ baseball team took advantage of analytical metrics of player performance to field a team that competed successfully against much richer competitors. Startup success is all about the team. Or the founder, or the product, or the market – no metrics can measure those intangibles.

Oakland 326

Oakland Incubator Lean Metrics 326

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

One of the most Modi, who won in a landslide election with a clear mandate for economic reform (despite controversy surrounding his role in sectarian riots in 2002), is fully aware of the lofty expectations of those he governs. Like Ma, he comes from humble beginnings (he was born to a tea seller in a poor rural family).

India 85

India China Technical Review Africa 85