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Out of the Crisis #13: Alpha Lee on remembering the 2003 SARS epidemic and his opensource COVID-19 Moonshot

Startup Lessons Learned

As Alpha explained, it's "not in any way tied to PostEra's commercial operations. More than that, we operate also a forum where a lot of the scientists can discuss ideas, discuss strategies, which means they gather a lot of interesting discussions on how to pursue the chemistry or how do we improve the molecular properties, et cetera.

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Three Easy Ways Businesses Can Combat Cyber Threats

YoungUpstarts

Since 2003, October has been recognized as National Cyber Security Awareness Month in an effort to promote safety and security online. To combat this, schedule regular updates across all devices and platforms, from desktop and mobile operating systems to web browsers, and so on. Regularly update device software.

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Welcome to The Frontier – An Ode To Startups

Feld Thoughts

The summer of 2003, I started an open-source (Drupal-based) project for the campaign (Deanspace), got a job in the campaign HQ in Burlington, VT, dropped out of school, and had about the most profound professional experience one could at age 19 in 2003. Friends from the campaign went on to run Obama’s Internet operation.

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Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg, while attending Harvard as a sophomore, concocted “Facemash” in 2003 to get a lost girlfriend off his mind. Apple - It took Steve Jobs two decades to become an overnight dot-com billionaire.

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Rally Acquires AgileZen

Feld Thoughts

Today, Rally Software – a company I’ve been an investor in since 2003 – announced that they have acquired AgileZen. If you are a company operating in one of our themes , don’t ever hesitate to reach out to me if you think you might fit with a company we’ve already invested in – you never know where the conversation might lead.

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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

YoungUpstarts

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. They can operate their businesses around the world and around the clock across multiple time-zones [10].

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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

One of the most effective ways to spot solid potential in an early-stage startup is by checking out the working technology, as well as the current operating model, making sure it’s seamless and user-friendly. Emmanuel de Watteville, General Partner and Co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures, has been part of the startup ecosystem since 2003.