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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

But I didn’t start immediately; I didn’t know optics well, and I assumed that if there was to be a technical solution it would come from somebody who did. So I sat at home for a year to teach myself about optics and ended up founding Light with my cofounder in 2013. Thanks to Dr. Rajiv Laroia, Light ! #38

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

Friendster was at its height, strongly battling MySpace after raising its premium round from Benchmark and Kleiner in the fall of 2003. Friendster raised a big round in 2003; MySpace started gaining traction. Today in 2013, the majority of LinkedIn’s revenue comes from an enterprise version of our subscriptions product.