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Welcome to The Frontier – An Ode To Startups

Feld Thoughts

Pantheon is one of the Silent Killers in our portfolio – and I’m immensely proud of the progress they are making and excited about their future. I spent a year on the Dean campaign Web Team during the presidential campaign of 2004. I spent a year on the Dean campaign Web Team during the presidential campaign of 2004.

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WordPress vs Webflow

ConversionXL

First launched in 2003, WordPress is the leading CMS by which 35% of the entire internet is powered. Custom coding, though, requires a somewhat substantial understanding of web development. So Webflow is great for portfolios, agency websites, restaurants etc; sites with little functionality. A brief history of WordPress.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies.

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

One of the things I discuss the most with the portfolio companies I’m involved with is that “you manage what you measure.”. I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). You Manage What you Measure.

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Ted Rheingold Founded Dogster in 2004: Five Questions About Building a Startup, Selling a Startup and Whether SF Is Still a Good Place

Hunter Walker

Ted Rheingold: In 2003 I owned and ran a web service business called OneMatchFire , and made a number of image sharing products for customers (or as side projects). Now it’s time for the Finance, Portfolio and Expansion teams to take over. How did the site come about? I spent 6 months coding and building Dogster myself.

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The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)

Software By Rob

And the funds came from revenue generated by my portfolio of web applications and websites that I’ve built over the past several years. My apps range from an SEO keyword tool , an ASP.NET invoicing system , a web application for creating wedding websites , and a few handful of others. My Background. Conclusion.

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[Interview] Waseem Malleye, International Investment and Asset Management Executive

YoungUpstarts

In 2003, four months out of college and still without a satisfactory job, Waseem Malleye took a step anyone who has ever been frustrated in attempts to get their career started can appreciate. He took control of his destiny. What should the typical entrepreneur think about in considering the options?