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 is more remarkable for a large, well-known company that’s an actual operating business like Yahoo!

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2019

Currently, the program is operating in several major airports like John F. 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

Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

Modern theories of economics and finance teach us that in a world of perfect information, the market will decide what a fair price is for any company’s stock at any point in time based on its current financial condition, results of past operations, analysts’ forecasts of future performance, industry conditions and so on.

SEC 158

SEC Prospectus United States Technical Review 158

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

In the bike rental business, all operations and rental decisions are made completely by software, with no human intervention. 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. The efficiency gain is tremendous.

Artificial Inteligence 210

Artificial Inteligence Algorithm API China 210

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. Many pursue an “active” retirement where they can not only keep up-to-date with current trends in their areas of interest, but also make use of their experience and networks to provide operational expertise, general management advice, and critical introductions.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

ReadWriteStart

JULY 6, 2020

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. Essentially remove the notion of “bad dates” from the online dating process by operating on a video-based platform. The premise was to bring reality back into online dating.

Marketing 156

Marketing Startup Guerilla Canada 156

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. A shocking example of operations affecting cash control. Have you considered how to make your operation more efficient as an important way to increase cash flow?

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Differentiation Revenue Cost Operations 62

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. He continues: It’s OK to continue to operate. What the big studies have shown. Image source ).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2019

It documents where assets are held, as well as your legal entities and how they operate. If someone needed to operate or wind down your household, it contains important contact information, log-ins, and passwords, household account and subscription information, and more. Financial scrapbooking can be a fun and valuable exercise.

Cost 138

Cost Entrepreneur Hiring Operations 138

Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Make sure you’ve considered what you plan to do should critical components of your operation be destroyed. The European Union created the EU Solidarity Fund in 2002 specifically to respond to natural disaster-afflicted areas in Europe. Depending on the type of disaster, different things may become unusable.

SBA 83

SBA New York City Technical Review Small Business Administration 83

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 29, 2018

Operating entirely in the digital space, their lower overheads compared to traditional banks means they offer lower interest rates for borrowers. The company – which he co-founded in 2002 – is one of the leading providers of outsourced electronic payments systems. Here are a few: 1. Peer To Peer.

Security 197

Security Small Business Equity Stock 197

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2016

For example, in 2002 restaurant structure fires caused $116M in damages, and 65% of these incidents were caused by cooking accidents. If your food startup has essential equipment or machinery, it is wise to protect them and also the property they are operated within through Commercial Property Insurance. Location, Location, Location!

Startup 100

Startup Operations Employee Reputation 100

Feld Thoughts

MAY 17, 2016

The depressive episode only lasted three months, but the s**t show continued through 2002 as most VCs and Internet companies suffered a massive collapse. While my world started to settle down in mid-2002, the rest of Mobius started to more aggressively fall apart. There was no joy anywhere.

San Francisco 108

San Francisco Internet Portfolio Venture Capital 108

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2016

While you may be comfortable with operating your business just the way it is, taking it to the next step – incorporation – can bring you more rewards in the long-run. Incorporation is, essentially, the creation of a corporation, in this case, your business, enterprise, or even an organization. Protect your personal assets.

Stock 100

Stock Naming Operations Partner 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2011

Way back in 2002, John Hamm published some early work on this subject in " Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale " in the Harvard Business Review. Even business school courses don’t teach you to operate strategically, deal with people objectively, and create loyalty within a diverse workforce. Tactical versus strategic.

Early Stage 246

Early Stage Startup Founder Revenue 246

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Yes, there are a few self-taught naturals, like Bubba Watson, and, uh…Sam Snead (1912–2002). Sometimes rather than coaching, I’ve been the one actually doing the financial, operational and even rain making work and fulfilling those dimensions of the team until it was appropriate to bring them in house.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Incubator Software Review Vertical 48

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

It’s easy to see why – aside from a large industrial kitchen, their current facility also comprises a classroom for cake decorating classes, as well as sufficient seating space for his cafe operations. He’s also spending more of his time on operations as opposed to cake-making. Customized Cakes. From Design To Baking.

Singapore 234

Singapore Canada Seed Capital Advertising 234

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2010

Way back in 2002, John Hamm published some early work on this subject in " Why Entrepreneurs Don't Scale." Even business school courses don’t teach you to operate strategically, deal with people objectively, and create loyalty within a diverse workforce. Insulation from the real world will not work during scaling.

Founder 228

Founder Early Stage Startup Entrepreneur 228

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

There are currently over 120 industries that have franchised companies, with the franchisee normally receiving help with their site selection and development support, operating manuals, brand standards , quality control, training and business advisory support from the franchiser.

Asia 98

Asia Austin Europe Naming 98

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

While I am extremely proud of that team’s accomplishments (the parent company recombined Nordstrom.com in 2002 and the direct division now has revenue of over $1.25B and is the fastest growing unit inside of Nordstrom ), I built a healthy respect for the complexities and difficulties of managing women’s fashion inventory.

eCommerce 62

eCommerce Technical Review North America San Francisco 62

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.

Software Review 126

Software Review Employee Retention Silicon Valley 126

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

Some of the entrepreneurs below stayed in school while developing and operating their business, while others dropped out in order to give their venture their full attention. Some of these businesses are still with us, including Google and the social media behemoth Facebook. Insomnia Cookies.

Intellectual Property 118

Intellectual Property New York City Pennsylvania Cofounder 118

Board Effect

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Since nonprofits obviously operate in a different space, they’ve made slow moves toward revamping their executive compensation packages. To preserve the integrity of nonprofits, the IRS set new rules for nonprofit executive compensation in 2002. IRS Regulations for Nonprofit Executive Compensation.

Salary 64

Salary New York City Government Warrant 64

Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2013

Launched in 2002, the Sainsbury’s reward card finds particular strength in integrating ‘food for thought’ (excuse the pun): If you have your own bags, for example, you can redeem points. Operations & Productivity Sales & Marketing brand loyalty customer relationships customer retention' Point Reward Cards.

Retention 78

Retention Social Media Operations Restful 78

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2012

Net Operating Profit After Tax, or NOPAT, is a performance measure that reveals a company’s after-tax profit. The most important thing you need to know if you’ve signed one is when and for what purpose you’re bound to keep your mouth shut. What You Thought It Meant: National Demonarchy Alliance.

Non-disclosure Agreement 187

Non-disclosure Agreement NDA IPO Covenant 187

Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. For innovation to succeed inside of a large company, you need a parallel set of processes, not to replace the existing ones, but to operate on a fast track. Innovators are not entrepreneurs. What prompted these insights?

Incubator 331

Incubator Lean Programming Government 331

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

In Afghanistan in 2002 U.S. REF expanded its operations to include forward teams in Kuwait and Iraq to provide technology to fill capability gaps and to counter the highest priority threats. To get closer to his customers, Newell commissioned three mobile laboratories that were airlifted to forward operating bases.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Kuwait 120

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Your business works as intended if you can attract customers that fit into the context of your operation. Many of us suffered in the 2000–2002 dotcom crash and/or the 2007–2009 Great Recession; others hardly noticed a blip. But, you do have the power to select some over others, and I’m not talking about whether you like them or not.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, also known as “The Bean” to loyal customers, is a Los Angeles based, family-run coffee and tea company that’s owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC. Party Pieces grew rapidly and the Middletons moved their operations to three converted farm buildings outside of London.

Southern California 162

Southern California Las Vegas Honolulu Massachusetts 162

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. In 2002, he stepped gingerly into the work-for-equity arena, with a modest investment in one start-up. Naming a Business. How to Incorporate. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. Franchises. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Success Stories. Growth Strategies. Legal Issues. Industries. Basic Accounting.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

In the years immediately prior to the popularity of institutional seed investing (I’m using a time frame of 2002 – 2007), the early-stage financing landscape looked similar to the first segment of the chart. FWIW, that is not how we operate.). Series A investors invested quite early, often before product/market fit.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Early Stage Cofounder Finance 120

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

According to Future Africa’s Ledgard, in 2002 the wildest expectations of emerging African mobile phone operator Safaricom were 400,000 users in the next ten years. The company now has more than 17 million users. Konga, Jumia and Gloo.ng

Nigeria 148

Nigeria Africa Reputation Email 148

VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Even businesses that, by their nature, operate outdoors and with social distancing, such as wilderness companies, have not been immune to the economic effect of COVID-19. million businesses – between just February 2002 and April 2020. million jobs don’t exist today because of the decline in entrepreneurship during the Great Recession.

America 92

America Montana United States .Net 92

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and immigrated to Austin, Texas, in 2002 at the age of 15. Maria’s dad started Donn’s Bar-B-Que 35 years ago and Maria now co-operates the business alongside her parents.

Founder 62

Founder Iowa Cofounder Mexico 62

YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2014

This trend will allow companies to expand into new markets, offer new services and improve operations faster than ever before. since 2002 and its Chief Executive Officer since February 8, 2006. The risk versus reward equation points to Levittown software. So stop trying to be two businesses. also known as Politzer & Haney Inc.)

Software 230

Software eCommerce Software Developers Software Development 230

Bryce Dot VC

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Back in 2002 I was a nobody analyst at a small Salt Lake City VC firm most people had never heard of. At that point, Brett had transitioned out of a day to day operating roles and was a full time dad and angel investor. That year my boss introduced me to his former boss at Excite, Brett Bullington.

Angel Investor 49

Angel Investor Portfolio Networking Conversion 49