2004 Acquisition Entrepreneur Internet 
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 19, 2011
He is very hands-on and helpful – especially for any company looking into customer acquisition. As internet crashed media became cheaper so they bought more and their tracking and analysis became really good so they did better. o CPM model gave him control over the information in the acquisition cycle so he focused on that. -
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. What Do VC’s Do?
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Agile VC
MAY 26, 2011
Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. conference happened at the end of 2004). One partnership was clearly very divided and a vocal minority of GPs thought consumer internet companies were a massive waste of time and money.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
In addition to having my company acquired, I worked with them on the diligence team for a number of other acquisitions. The company was decimated by the collapse of the Internet bubble and ultimately went bankrupt. The Feld Group grew rapidly during this time period until it was acquired in 2004 by EDS.
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Remember, we’re on the Internet right now, and the Internet is owned by cats. When the decision was made to rebrand during the acquisition, I called on my team to determine what our new identity was going to be going forward. My business niche is “entrepreneurs” and “founders”. And it just sounded really cool to me.
Agile VC
MARCH 13, 2012
While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. All the other stuff Yahoo! Mail, Sports, etc.
Up and Running
JUNE 16, 2014
In 2004, Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman launched Reddit. He told Alexis that they needed to build the front page of the internet. Starups.co, a company founded with the intention of connecting entrepreneurs and investors, advises business owners on what will attract an investors attention. He said, “We made a mistake.
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