Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Cyndi Thomason , president and founder of bookskeep, has channeled her energetic nature and passion for her work into the perfect business model for assisting small businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations. Cyndi and Brent discuss driving profit in social media. Our Guests. Backed by a B.A. Backed by a B.A.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

It dawned on me that the plans were a symptom of a larger problem: we were executing business plans when we should first be searching for business models. So what would a search process for a business model look like? In 2003 U.C. That is until Alexander Osterwalder wrote Business Model Generation.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

Ann Miura-Ko is a founding partner at Floodgate , a seed-stage VC firm. The first time was just for a couple years, from 2001-2003, before I went to grad school. There were none in the firm, so I remember asking him if he knew of any general partners who were women in the Boston area. I've been in venture now twice.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. 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. Reid Hoffman.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 12, 2014

As is our style, we participated, but we’re excited to have a new partner to join us, Madrona, and Petco in this fast growing adventure. In 2000, Michael and Rodney cut the business drastically, changed the business model to a lead-fee system, which they pioneered online. Some get it; many don’t.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. Steve Blank: When I first starting teaching, the capstone entrepreneurship class was how to write a business plan. And as part of that we’ve developed a set of tools that could be used to search for business models.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Guest post by Kevin Baxpehler, Managing Partner at Remagine Ventures. New entrants with seemingly endless amounts of cash are creating strong competitive pressures (think Amazon, Netflix, Apple) forcing incumbents to change their business models (e.g. Yes, the title is “click-bait” but there is some truth to it, bear with me.

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www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

VP of Strategic and Emerging Business Development, Microsoft. Managing Director, Enterprise Partners. Here’s some big news for San Diego’s innovation economy: There’s a new venture capital firm in town—and its investment methodology represents a fundamentally different approach to the conventional business model for venture investing.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

I have come up with several business names over the years and one of my recent ventures had a clever name that I thought fit perfect for your blog. I sat down with my partner and we brainstormed the name for our business. Most law firms simply use the last names of the originating partners as the name of the company.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

Three years after that, I was fortunate enough to find a firm, Land Carroll & Blair, with a same client-oriented mentality and partnered with them. 20 – To Blend A Beautiful Business Model. I started my business with my fiancé because of our combined skills and experiences. Thanks to Nancy D.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

From Microsoft she went on to Netscape, where she was responsible for marketing of the Netscape Browser, and then LoudCloud, and now I’m happy to say she’s been my partner at SVPG for over a decade, and she also teaches marketing at UC Berkeley. So the team got to work.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. While in law school, my partner, Leigh, and I had a concept for a law firm that did more than just “law.” We both have experience in business and thinking outside the box. Tell me a bit about your background.

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BeyondVC

JULY 7, 2010

Little do people know that when Dawntreader first funded Dali Media along with Impact Venture Partners and Primedia Ventures that the company was called Dali Media and then Metapa, standing for media to all places. We bought that company in 2003 and invested some more capital.

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BeyondVC

JULY 7, 2010

Little do people know that when Dawntreader first funded Dali Media along with Impact Venture Partners and Primedia Ventures that the company was called Dali Media and then Metapa, standing for media to all places. We bought that company in 2003 and invested some more capital.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

And going even further back there have been a few random ones have been built before like Salesforce.com and e-tailer RedEnvelope (IPO’d in 2003 though now defunct as a company). Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, Previous Entries.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2011

There is something really beautiful about a group that has shared motivations and beliefs, but very diverse businesses and business models.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Asocs – Founded in 2003, ASOCS develops and markets MultiComms™. Handset Cloud service to provide their partners with a secure environment where they can access new devices before they are launched commercially. TriPlay operates through its TriPlay.com service and partners with leading operators.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In Meebo’s case, for example, I was lucky enough to partner up with Elaine and Sandy. No looking for partnerships (who’s going to partner with you anyway?). Trust me, once you’ve launched and achieved traction, you’ll have your pick of mentors, VCs, partners and all the legal expenses you need. Partner up? No legal muck.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

Yair Margolin: I was a member of the core team at Peerapp in 2003, a supplier of caching solutions for ISPs. what’s BizMe2′s business model?). Me and my partner, Boaz Yehuda, worked without a salary. The conversation was in Hebrew, so hopefully nothing got “lost in translation&#.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

Hewlett’s partner Dave Packard wanted to get into the computer business.) After failing dismally at making disposable digital cameras in 2003 Pure Digital Technologies reinvented their company in 2007 to make the Flip line of camcorders. For the first 25 years HP’s business model was static.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

I am a qualified personal property appraiser and art advisor and I started Fine Art Appraisal and Services because of my love of art and business. What some people may not realize is that my company partners with a wide range of professionals including lawyers and economists for complex assignments as well as librarians and researchers.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Founded in 2003, ASOCS develops and markets MultiComms.processors that provide seamless connectivity over diverse wireless networks. Established back in 2003, Comarcom Ltd. IPgallery’s deployed converged communication solutions include core network centric solutions and Value Added Services for residential and business subscribers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Of course, monetization of search became one of the best business models in the history of business. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). The Union Square Ventures partners started whispering in his ear that “it’s all about social now”.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

Because I have no employees, there’s a profit margin of about 70%, so it’s a really fantastic business model and gives me the freedom to travel and come back from my travel with more money than I left with. I’ve got a business partner, Gideon, who was home in Brisbane in his house. I own my own house. Deciding to Sell.

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