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

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! Consider Contracts/Service Agreements.

Reputation 164

Reputation Technical Review Lead Generation Customer 164

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

So I still had to outlay $50-80k for hardware costs. It performed incredibly well and allowed us to grow our costs incrementally as our business grew as well as to massively reduce our overall storage costs – it’s a shared infrastructure in they way that electricity or water is. Processing.

Cloud 343

Cloud Technical Review Database Semantic 343

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

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. Yet in expansionary periods, successful leaders spent significantly less on [selling, general, and administrative costs] than did their former peers. A focus on cost cutting—every decision is viewed through a loss-minimization lens. What the big studies have shown. Promotion.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

The SARS outbreak in 2002 leads to the tremendous growth of online marketplace platforms in China. Yet they suffer under huge debt burdens and rising healthcare costs. Historically, commercial cleaning has been treated as a cost that companies minimized as much as possible. Americans today are living longer than ever in history.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur China 156

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

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 11, 2017

I started Smart Bear in a recession (2002) and it went great. It’s wise because costs are low (every vendor is thrilled to have new business) and if you can get people to buy when money is tight, you’ve really proved you have a desirable product. The answer is always yes. But it’s the wrong question.

Bootstrapping 156

Bootstrapping Engineer Sales Cost 156

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

They think they are saving costs by not using the latest technology to capture data, and minimizing storage. 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.

Artificial Inteligence 210

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm API China 210

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Days before his US visit, India announced that its space program had successfully launched a spacecraft into Mars orbit for only $74M, or 11% of what a similar mission cost the US. Due to its one child policy, China has an aging population whereas India, along with SE Asia and Africa, have significant populations below the age of 35.

India 85

India China Technical Review Africa 85

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

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

In 2002, I met Libba and Gifford Pinchot, cofounders of Bainbridge Graduate Institute , at a retreat. I could spend that time on Facebook, but at the cost of not writing. During this period, I helped Hewlett-Packard save on the order of ten million dollars a year on customer support costs, roughly a 100x return on my salary.

Technical Review 195

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Software Review Cofounder 195

Berkonomics

APRIL 9, 2020

And these are indeed strange times, especially if you haven’t lived through 2000-2002 and 2007-2008 recessions and difficulty in finding money from banks and investors. If the total annual potential is 100,000 units, the slower cycle to market just cost the company two thirds of a year in the product’s profits.

Differentiation 62

Differentiation Revenue Cost Operations 62

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

They provide an excellent way for startups to train their employees without incurring the cost of a physical location or hiring more staff members. Digital music has also changed over time, thanks to streaming services like Spotify or Pandora, which took hold since their introduction in 2006 and 2002. Employee-Owned Startups.

Startup 126

Startup Social Media Global Incubator 126

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

These three tools allow startups to focus on the parts of an early stage venture that matter the most: the product, product/market fit, customer acquisition, revenue and cost model, channels and partners. Teams use the Lean Startup toolkit: the Business Model Canvas + Customer Development process + Agile Engineering.

Oakland 326

Oakland Incubator Lean Metrics 326

Austin Startup

APRIL 26, 2020

And, as a result, they lost almost 90% of their market value in a little over three years, dropping from around $7 billion in value as of Q2–2002 (only one quarter prior to Netflix going public) to their current value of $0.73 The psychological cost of buyer’s remorse is the highest it has ever been, with U.S.

Technical Review 62

Technical Review Campaign Video Naming 62

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The fact that guerrilla marketing is low-cost doesn’t go at the expense of its quality. One of the most memorable campaigns was launched by Sony Ericsson back in 2002 in the early days of cell phones with a digital camera. by Nate Vickery, editor-in-chief of Bizzmarkblog.com. This doesn’t have to be bad at all. Undercover marketing.

Flash 162

Flash Marketing Stealth Social Media 162

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Last year, cybersecurity breaches cost businesses around the world $400 billion. The threat is growing, with cybersecurity attacks expected to cost global businesses $2.1 The toll on individual businesses is huge, with an average cyberattack in the United States costing $6.5 The statistics don’t lie. trillion a year by 2019.

United States 100

United States Security Social Media Global 100

Hearpreneur

JULY 28, 2019

Just one example of this is the fact that most entrepreneurs and founders use freelancers these days and one of the most frustrating things for most of us are the third parties costs involved when it comes to hiring and paying out freelancers on the various gig type platforms once they accept the work and ultimately once the work has been completed.

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Technology Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 50

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. So, asset allocator can always work to add value and decrease costs (or add costs and over-complicate). One can actually calculate the annual cost to one’s portfolio by netting the difference in return between an indices return and your fund’s actual return.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2018

It means you can cover unexpected costs, replace equipment, buy more stock to increase sales, or simply boost cash flow during a difficult month. The company – which he co-founded in 2002 – is one of the leading providers of outsourced electronic payments systems. by Mike Prendergast, Finance Director, Quick Capital.

Security 214

Security Small Business Equity Stock 214

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2020

I founded Wings Air Helicopters in 2002, which started out as a flight school with just one training helicopter and has since grown into a premier helicopter company. I continued my day job but I had somebody working for me as an instructor. And then, I bought a helicopter and started doing the same thing.

Entrepreneur 116

Entrepreneur PR Affiliate Social Media 116

Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This type of loan is unrelated to physical damage; this is about the cost of being closed and losing sales. The European Union created the EU Solidarity Fund in 2002 specifically to respond to natural disaster-afflicted areas in Europe. Disaster recovery outside of the U.S. You can find details here. .

SBA 83

SBA New York City Technical Review Small Business Administration 83

Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

Boris is currently based in Vancouver, Canada and has been since 2002, after his own company, JustBooks, was acquired by AbeBooks. Rather, the rise of female founders is a consequence of a number of factors, including the dramatically more affordable cost of creating a startup today. This is not a man that blows his own trumpet.

Venture Capital 90

Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The development takes way longer, and ends up costing way more. User experience guru Jared Spool was talking about the dangers of radical redesigns already back in 2003, Louis Rosenfeld was ranting against it in 2002, and so on. Redesigns often become a resource black hole. Seems like a shitty deal, doesn’t it?

Conversion 124

Conversion Technical Review Design Framework 124

Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 8, 2016

Since its inception in 1991, Aquascape has experienced incredible growth, appearing on Inc Magazine’s list of 500 Fastest-Growing, Privately-Held Companies in North America 4 years in a row (1999-2002). Greg himself appeared on the cover of Inc Magazine, along with a feature article about his leadership and entrepreneurial spirit. Show Links.

North America 60

North America America Leadership Programming 60

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. This is an awesome trend and will further lower the cost of startup development. What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? Social Networks: Past, Present & Future.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This needn’t be some terribly complex formula that tries to do a cost accounting of everyone’s contribution to the decimal point. For example, when we started LinkedIn at the end of 2002, each member of the founding team essentially had a couple chunks of founders’ common stock. Experience/Seniority/Role.

Equity 315

Equity Founder Sweat Equity Cofounder 315

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Can you acquire them at a sustainable cost? Is there a development step that you must take to fulfill demand for a particular use case, and, if so, how does that cost get absorbed? Not that you should make that a habit, but if you do get away with it, make sure you understand how it affects your cost model.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Days before his US visit, India announced that its space program had successfully launched a spacecraft into Mars orbit for only $74M, or 11% of what a similar mission cost the US. Due to its one child policy, China has an aging population whereas India, along with SE Asia and Africa, have significant populations below the age of 35.

India 40

India China Africa Government 40

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Property coverage is critical given the high potential cost to the business and common ways in which accidents occur. For example, in 2002 restaurant structure fires caused $116M in damages, and 65% of these incidents were caused by cooking accidents. Location, Location, Location!

Startup 100

Startup Operations Employee Reputation 100

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This needn’t be some terribly complex formula that tries to do a cost accounting of everyone’s contribution to the decimal point. For example, when we started LinkedIn at the end of 2002, each member of the founding team essentially had a couple chunks of founders’ common stock.

Cofounder 255

Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 255

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

When Iridium was first conceived inside Motorola in 1987, worldwide cell phone coverage was sparse, calls were unreliable and per minute costs were expensive. Cell phone handsets were the size of a lunch box and cost thousand of dollars. Motorola Dynatac 8000x ~1987. A Business Plan Frozen in Time. But the nail in the coffin was price.

Business Plan 335

Business Plan Customer Business Model Customer Development 335

Up and Running

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Similarly, in it’s own 2002 study, the communications agency Cone found that 77 percent of respondents said that a company’s commitment to social issues was a major factor when deciding where to work,” writes CEO of TOMS shoes Blake Mycoskie, in his book Start Something That Matters. Healthcare, dental, and vision; especially in the U.S.

Software Review 126

Software Review Employee Retention Silicon Valley 126

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

When we sold PayPal to eBay in 2002 we had just gone public earlier that year. The most remarkable thing that PayPal achieved, and what it makes it different than pretty much every other attempt at payments innovation, has been to create a lower cost source of funding for digital transactions.

Mobile 157

Mobile Acquisition Revenue Management 157

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 13, 2014

in 2002, so they built what they thought the industry needed and people would want. That’s because they increase the speed of learning, reduce the cost of failure and will ultimately increase the success rate of startups. In his new startup Michael is rigorously applying lean principles.

Lean 122

Lean Portfolio Design Customer Development 122

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

swipe transactions) payments for very small merchants who historically did not accept credit cards because of the cost and complexity of dealing with traditional payment solutions (expensive terminals, confusing fee structures, etc). What are customer acquisition costs like? physical world) merchants process credit card payments.

IPO 165

IPO .Net Revenue Acquisition 165