Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

It occurred in a web design class I was taking and we were challenged to create a domain name followed by taking steps to create the site. We could either have the name represent our service, represent our values, represent us as founders, or just be a word without any other associations. (We Photo Credit: Scott Baradell.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

But founders need to know how to ask for their advice and when to ignore it. Startup Insights From Paul English, Co-Founder of Kayak - OnStartups , May 10, 2010 I’m just wrapping up several weeks of attending conferences across both coasts. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. was having coffee with a friend who teaches at the U.C.

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mashable.com

MARCH 20, 2014

Because there is often a lot at stake for a new company, its wise to ask where you will fit in among founders and first hires — and how you can make a direct impact on the companys success. What are your founders goals? If interviewing with a founder, Id ask what the founder hoped to gain from the venture.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2021

Michael Margolis is the CEO and founder of Storied. His book, The Speed of Trust , is designed to help leaders build a collaborative team and environment on the basis of trust. Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of Hint Water, a flavored water brand founded in 2005. Click here to listen to the episode. Hall, Ph.D.,

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 5, 2017

As we enter into a new golden age of design, good design has never been more important to the success of a business. Consumer awareness of good design is at an all-time high, thanks to companies like Apple , Target , and Starbucks , who make design a top priority. Attractive design helps you stand out.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 8, 2019

Today, John Fielding is the founder of Array Marketing, formerly known as IDMD, a global retail merchandising service with clients that include Ulta, Chanel, Estee Lauder, Sephora, and more. is a fraud solutions and e-commerce provider founded in 2005; the company was acquired by Mastercard International in 2019. Ethoca Solutions Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. And for many of these they were (over) funded 7-10 years ago and don’t necessarily all represent great returns for investors or founders. some founders lose their life savings. You feel it, too.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

In 2005, Majid coauthored "Data Strategy" a book designed to help streamline information management within organizations. A creator and producer of social media, Michael’s responsibilities include leadership for the design team, concept creation and strategic consulting for highly engaging interactive experiences.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 24, 2019

It is important to note that we didn’t design Coremetrics to attach to a new fad or movement of ASP or SaaS?—?again, Brant Barton, my co-founder, and I had left Coremetrics to start it together. Believe it or not, there were only three retailers in 2005 that offered customer reviews, the most popular of them being Amazon.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

by Evgeny Glariantov , founder of FREED. In 2005, SETI@home changed its software: instead of the old SETI@home Classic they started using the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing , or BOINC for short — a software framework that enables volunteers to participate in projects other than SETI@home.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

In the mid-1990s, a good friend of mine, Gene Kim (founder of Tripwire and author of When IT Fails: A Business Novel ) and I were in graduate school together in the Computer Science program at the University of Arizona. Nine years later, in February 2005, YouTube arrived. Gene Kim laughed at my prediction.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

Arin Fishkin did all the original graphic design. By the end of 2004 I had brought on two co-founders: John Vars – who is now the Chief Product Office at TaskRabbit, and Steven Reading took over Sales and Revenue. From the middle to 2005 to early 2010 the business was break-even or better every quarter.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Such was my recent meeting with Seth Sternberg, founder & CEO of Meebo. And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. In 2005, Meebo started connected users across other websites. With three co-founders, what was decision making and roles and responsibilities like? And there you have it.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job. As a non-technical founder of an IT company, it’s important to know when to dish responsibilities off. Have an account? David Schnurman , Lawline.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Small Business Trends , an award-winning online publication. Or maybe it involves creating and communicating a special pricing plan, designed to secure early renewals and lock in a longer renewal term. She hosts Small Business Trends Radio , where she interviews other small business experts.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. Popular eCommerce site Threadless has had a “feature request” thread on their customer forum since 2005. Urban Outfitters on the other hand, uses typography and design to communicate a real hipster vibe. million in 2004 to $6.5

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. Popular eCommerce site Threadless has had a “feature request” thread on their customer forum since 2005. Urban Outfitters on the other hand, uses typography and design to communicate a real hipster vibe. million in 2004 to $6.5

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. Popular eCommerce site Threadless has had a “feature request” thread on their customer forum since 2005. Urban Outfitters on the other hand, uses typography and design to communicate a real hipster vibe. million in 2004 to $6.5

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to interview Jesse Katz, entrepreneur and founder of www.efbuys.com. We've already offered small business owners discounts on Starbucks, Moo business cards, StumbleUpon Ads, logo design, online computer backup, etc. In 2005 I had a similar 6 month trip. Here's what he had to say: 1.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. Popular eCommerce site Threadless has had a “feature request” thread on their customer forum since 2005. Urban Outfitters on the other hand, uses typography and design to communicate a real hipster vibe. million in 2004 to $6.5

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. But keep in mind at this point Reid’s a first-time CEO. Congrats! .

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

I’ve given advice in this area to many entrepreneurs, and I pose this lesson to you as food for thought (the right answer very much depends on the unique nature of the startup and its co-founders). But remember that this was 2005?—?and How did my co-founders and I apply this lesson at data.world? We paid Jacob in stock only.

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 23, 2016

The first thing to happen was that the bar for a Series A went up – unsurprising given that startups could now get much further with pre-Series A amounts of capital (2005-2010). That created a gap in market which sub $100m dedicated seed funds (aka micro-VCs) stepped into – there are now over 300 of them (2005-2016).

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

But did you know that founder Markus Frind has just 3 employees for his $10MM+ revenue business? Unless you’re a designer you’re going to outsource the graphical design work you have, but remember, you get what you pay for. The best early PR is a product that people actually love plus a genuine story to tell from the founder.

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Stephanie is the founder of Grow Disrupt , a company that designs & produces educational, application-focused events that re-invigorate & inspire entrepreneurs. Ashlee Berghoff, MBA, is the founder of A Squared Online. Our Founder and fearless leader, Denise W. Contact him at buzz@bbsalaska.com or 423-377-0723.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

It’s no coincidence we designed 500 Startups with these evolutions in mind, altho none of the required strategies have been easy to execute and we are still refining our approach. A few years before all this scandalous VC behavior occurred, in 2005 Paul Graham ) started Y Combinator. and no, we didn’t.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. It’s designed to provide capacity to nonprofits in the areas that they’re weakest. 3 specific issues: 1. How we embrace technology for good.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Storage is what’s known as “highly fragmented,” meaning easier for a new entrant to get traction if it could design a better product / service / experience. But that’s harder to build in 2016 than it was in say 2005. Read plenty of “what went wrong” eulogies by founders and see what you can learn.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. Every startup I knew in 2005 (when I started my second company) was using this. The Emergence of “Open Cloud&# Infrastructure. These people understand that the nature of startups have changed.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2012

A big turning point in Target’s success was adding affordable versions of designer merchandise made by big-name designers like Issac Mizrahi, Mossimo Giannulli, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, and many more. million in 2005. The organic grocer became an instant success and the founders’ hard work definitely paid off big.

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Altgate

OCTOBER 1, 2010

We’ve designed this Scorecard and it’s currently being built, but in the meantime I wanted to get feedback from CEOs and VCs on the feature design. For obvious reasons, we compare founders to founders and non-founders to non-founders. I would love to hear your thoughts. Bookmark the permalink.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2013

Shopify itself was started as an online shop in 2004 selling snowboard equipment out of a garage by its founders. “So, in 2005, we launched our very own platform. “So, in 2005, we launched our very own platform. “It all began with the intention of scratching our own itch, really.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2013

We speak to the founders of Imaginary Friends Studios (IFS) team – 28-year old Kai Lim, 39-year old Stanley Artgerm Lau, and 31-year old Kendrick Lim (pictured above)- about hitting the big eight. Stanley Artgerm Lau: I am a co-founder and creative director of IFS. Tell us a little about yourself. It was really crazy!

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VC Cafe

MAY 29, 2014

Neuroscience Solutions Corporation (founded in 2002 and rebranded to BrainHQ ), Lumosity (founded in 2005) and Fitbrains (2007, now a Rosetta Stone company) are the most well known examples of second wave cognitive gaming. While they may use mobile extensions, most second wave cognitive games are designed to be played on the web.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

He is the CEO of Rainmaker Digital, founder of Copyblogger, host of unemployable and curator of further. It was designed to be more accessible and more affordable because we started with word press and then we tricked it out heavily just as we do for our own sites. Why can’t you do design for me? We came together in 2010.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Lauren Bush at Under30CEO , April 21, 2011 : Lauren Bush, co-founder of FEED Projects, discusses how she applied her entrepreneurial skills to the nonprofit, social justice sector. Watch this video with the site’s founder and CEO where he talks about how he launched everything solo and wound up with an entire company built around one idea.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2012

Simply put, smart businesses tend to follow the money, and sometimes that means growing into a business the founders hadn’t ever imagined. They found a new market for this oil as Crisco, hydrogenated cottonseed oil designed to replace lard. Berkshire Hathaway. Delta Airlines.

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