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. Sign up for AppSumo 's daily deals specifically for web geeks & entrepreneurs. It’s rarely true that your first customer will be big. It wasn’t true for me either.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2019

Entrepreneurs are getting younger these days. If you’re a young entrepreneur looking to diversify your investment portfolio , you should consider investing in coins. Now that you know how investing in coins work, find out why young entrepreneurs should start diversifying their investment portfolio with precious coins.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2019

by Wayne Titus, author of “ The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being “ As an entrepreneur, even if you’ve hired the right adviser to make your wealth grow, you are not done managing that wealth. It was his dream to be an entrepreneur. He was an entrepreneur with a successful real estate development company.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

By Trevor Blake, author of “ Three Simple Steps: A Map to Success in Business and Life “ I have found that many entrepreneurs struggle with the same basic difficulties. It is only when we revert to selfish gains that we neglect the most important entity of entrepreneurism, which is the customer. Fourth is your purpose.

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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). Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. conference happened at the end of 2004).

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 23, 2014

Eric’s keen intellect, his experience as an entrepreneur and CEO, his depth in infrastructure and enterprise software, and his infectious optimism about technology make him an ideal Benchmark partner. Eric is one of the up-and-coming stars in the technology industry, and we are very excited he is becoming our partner.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2017

by Joe Carlen, author of “ A Brief History of Entrepreneurship: The Pioneers, Profiteers, and Racketeers Who Shaped Our World “ Going back to the dawn of civilization, many entrepreneurs have sought their fortunes through adventures of exploration.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Values – who and what founders and customers hold dear – were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward.

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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. In this case, Coding School Rollup definitely rhymes with all the rest.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Values – who and what founders and customers hold dear – were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Business Exits was founded by an entrepreneur who understands what goes into building a successful business. Focusing on larger businesses over the Two Million Dollar revenue mark, their book of business includes thousands of potential buyers and entrepreneurs in states and countries across the globe. Business Exits.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2019

DUDE Agency Podcast – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch, author of Duct Tape Marketing , shares how his marketing consulting firm grew from a book published in 2002 into a marketing system that’s used to help agency owners and their clients achieve great results.

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Up and Running

JULY 23, 2014

Aside from the investor-oriented exit strategy, which is a factor in every outside investment, you’ll occasionally hear about a different kind of exit, when the startup founders, the entrepreneurs themselves, sell their company and turn their ownership in a business into money.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Luck, timing and social engineering are bigger components than most entrepreneurs care to imagine,” adds Werdelin. Now that the barrier to entry to start a business is so low — $100K in many cases — entrepreneurs are faced with a different problem: standing out from the crowd and getting their product into the right hands at the right time.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The “advertising is dying” drumbeat started in November 2002 when Gallup released this study that proved traditional advertising expenditures were not generating results. In closing, if you are an entrepreneur, don’t let the idea of demand generation scare you. Industry experts have said for the last 15 years that advertising was dead.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 25, 2012

But we watched Sports Night on DVD from beginning to end around 2002. I got an email from an entrepreneur on Saturday. If you are an entrepreneur, recognize that The Formula is hard at work all around you. I’m the sports widow in this family – I don’t really care about or watch much professional sports.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. Angel investors are generally former entrepreneurs and/or executives, who invest in privately-held, early-stage companies. Lastly, angels want to serve as mentors to the next generation of entrepreneurs. However, those angels constitute only about 4% of the estimated 7.1

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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 ! Entrepreneurs and executives that build sellable companies embrace the role of luck in business success. They Are Lucky.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2021

We knew that entrepreneurs have the best playlists and we decided to ask them their favorite tracks. #1- As an entrepreneur, especially now that I work mostly by myself at home, I need a lot of energy to stay motivated. However, their 2002 album was and remains the best Springsteen album in my opinion. 1- Don't Stop Me Now.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Veteran’s Day Spotlight: Serving in the Army Prepared Joshua Lawton & Michael Dougherty to Become Entrepreneurs by Faith Vera at Sputnik ATX Accelerator Joshua Lawton & Michael Dougherty , veterans and co-founders of Health Hat, are working together to bridge the gap between healthcare and business.

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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). Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. All the other stuff Yahoo! Read More ».

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Entrepreneurs who are considering starting their businesses might want to start by looking at this list of qualifications/requirements: The entrepreneur must have an idea for a product or service and understands how to make it happen. Employee ownership gives these entrepreneurs this autonomy as well as equity in the startup!

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Look out, here comes the female entrepreneur! Women entrepreneurs are making their way in the business world in a big way. million in 2002. Here are the six advantages that female entrepreneurs have: 1. The post Six Advantages that Women Entrepreneurs Have (Over Men) appeared first on Mike Michalowicz.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2012

We’re thrilled to be part of a new web/TV reality series – Trep Life – giving audiences a unique, 360-degree view of what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur. Watch below: Related posts: What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – crowdSPRING. Each episode focuses on one company or organization.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

This hustle is familiar to entrepreneurs worldwide. 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.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

If you’re an entrepreneur planning to start a business outside of the United States, you might be looking for assistance and resources that are available in your specific country. There are plenty of local resources and services available to help entrepreneurs in their local areas around the globe. First, what’s your question?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Nature and nurture together shape successful entrepreneurs. That was the message from the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. a food entrepreneur who owns Challah Connection , an ecommerce site specializing in Jewish gift baskets, joined me in Sirius’ New York studio.

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Agile VC

JUNE 24, 2014

Picture I took in 2002 of WC stadium Daegu, South Korea. Success in the World Cup, just like success as an entrepreneur, depends on a mix of skill, hard work, and luck. As a tech entrepreneur you know that the odds are long from the outset, that most startups are ultimately unsuccessful.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the industries that are ripe for disruption and here are the response; #1- The hemp extraction. The SARS outbreak in 2002 leads to the tremendous growth of online marketplace platforms in China. Fintech is undoubtedly one of the biggest opportunities for entrepreneurs today.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

What have entrepreneurs been up to since then? Zhitao runs Hangzhou Liaison Interactive, which is a Chinese technology-based company founded in July 2002. The global financial crisis started in 2007 and it went on for much of 2008. Investments from capital markets to real estate plummeted. Source: Pexels. Sean Belnick.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 6, 2020

I know first hand how frustrating it can be for entrepreneurs who believe in their startup so strongly but are struggling to get the traction they need. Another really great example of this tactic was in 2002 when Sony hired actors to walk around cities and ask strangers to take selfies with them. Yes, Elle Woods! It’s incredibly hard!

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we again present Larry Page , co-founder of Google and a brilliant entrepreneur. I hope you enjoy it.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

APRIL 2, 2018

[ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud | Raw RSS ] Alice Seba started out online in 2002, after the birth of her first child. The post Alice Seba: How This Canadian Mother-Of-Three Sold Over A Million Dollars Worth Of Content Other People Created appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2019

Entrepreneurs are, by nature, big thinkers and risk-takers. Meanwhile, filter out naysayers, seek out connections in your industry who can provide useful guidance, and surround yourself with fellow entrepreneurs (through the EntrepreneurNOW Network , for example) who can share in your struggles and successes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

Good entrepreneurs are all about managing change, but too many forget that they have to change themselves as their dream evolves from a startup to a scalable business. For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002.

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