YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

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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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

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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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2011

Marketing guru Amish Shah was no stranger to these fumbles when he began his marketing and consulting empire back in 2003. If you apply these to your business model as Shah did, then there’s no telling what you can accomplish.

Marketing 154

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

also, like i said, pre-launch, the business guy doesn’t provide much value. after launch, however, having a good business guy becomes very important. also, just to clarify, the first idea we worked on that we called “meebo&# back in 2003 was my idea. Hopefully your idea of business model isn’t “ad revenue based”.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

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. The original business model for StackOverflow was to help employers find good programmers. Monetizing StackExchange.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software St. Louis API 285

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. WipAir business benefits: Reliability, high throughput, low latency, and best price backhaul / multiple backhaul solution.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103