2004 2010 Design Software Review 
Hunter Walker
JANUARY 15, 2016
I spent 6 months coding and building Dogster myself. Arin Fishkin did all the original graphic design. Dogster launched January 12, 2004 (Happy 12th Birthday Dogster!) From the middle to 2005 to early 2010 the business was break-even or better every quarter. This was pre-Google images, pre-MySpace/Facebook.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
What this meant for entrepreneurs and VCs was a bit more complex– the IPO market was all but closed (with the Google IPO in 2004 as a brilliant exception), but it was possible find a buyer for your company. My experience of 2001-2004 is very remote from what you are describing.
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Software By Rob
MARCH 17, 2010
Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Free Website Feedback, Custom Card Designs, Finding Good Domain Names, and more… Paying the Price of Success → Joel on Software is Shutting Down. Long Live the King.
Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). To give you a sense, for 2002 the entire US online ad market was $6B and had shrunk year over year (it was $25B+ for 2010). conference happened at the end of 2004). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Wow, what an inspiring story.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 10, 2011
I did get a free month as an incentive to try the service out, but I also arranged a deal where my readers can get 2 for 1 for their first month by using the code ducttape. Just so we’re clear, I don’t receive anything for promoting this tool, I just think it’s the right one for this use.) 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 5, 2010
Facebook had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users and was everything that MySpace wasn’t. MySpace was: scantily dressed, teenaged, middle-America, design chaos and on ad steroids. Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 16, 2011
Maybe that involves a customer appreciation program to reach out to every existing customer personally at least 120 days before their contract comes due. Or maybe it involves creating and communicating a special pricing plan, designed to secure early renewals and lock in a longer renewal term.
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