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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

YoungUpstarts

No new business is worth starting in these times unless it can go global.” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group. Back in early 2003, a Dane named Janus Friis and a Swede named Niklas Zennström had an idea for a software application, and founded a business with the help of three Estonian software developers.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. He is responsible for bringing in revenue from advertising and their careers offering. Monetizing StackExchange.

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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. The general rule is one business model drives the business. Our answer: a network.

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Marketing Consultant Amish Shah Made His Start As A Futurist Not A Fortune Teller

YoungUpstarts

Marketing guru Amish Shah was no stranger to these fumbles when he began his marketing and consulting empire back in 2003. Back when Shah got into online marketing in the early 2000′s and made his first several thousand, Google adwords were still a fledgling avenue for internet advertising. But immediately there were problems.

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Special: The 56 Israeli Companies Exhibiting in Mobile World Congress 2011

VC Cafe

i-nigma was successfully deployed by hundreds of enterprises, among them operators, advertisers, integrators and solution providers. Founded in 2003, ASOCS develops and markets MultiComms.processors that provide seamless connectivity over diverse wireless networks. Established back in 2003, Comarcom Ltd. Aerotel Medical Systems.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Update: Part 2: Finding Your Co-Founders CrunchBase Information Seth Sternberg meebo Information provided by CrunchBase Tweet Next Post Previous Post Advertisement Now Commented Facebook Goodbye, MacBook Pro. also, like i said, pre-launch, the business guy doesn’t provide much value. The New MacBook Air Is That Good.