Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. Felipe grew up in Brazil. More red tape.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. was starting.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In 2005, Neil began his first marketing blog, which grew to become the leading source of marketing insights that it is today. Neil carried on running an internet marketing consulting business so that he could pay for Crazy Egg’s software development. NP Digital receives consistently positive reviews from its customers.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Whether you are a startup, a small- to mid-sized business, or a large corporation, data management can make you cringe. When you manage your data on premise, it is most likely that you’ll invest thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars into hardware and software. Accounting software such as QuickBooks. Cloud Solutions.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. One of those partnerships is with Startup America , who was also featured at the lunch. Startup America is an example. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 24, 2019

Over the years, I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. Software as a Service. We could upgrade our software whenever we wanted, as compared to on-premise enterprise competitors like NetGenesis and Accrue.

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The Startup Lawyer

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Dallas Startup Happy Hour is tomorrow @ 5pm! Big in Japan and Architel announced the speakers for the inaugural Startup Happy Hour 2.0, 27, at Campbell Centre, will include Blake Burris of CoHabitat ; Gabriella Draney of Tech Wildcatters ; Danica Mathes of Ignite Dallas ; and Joey Pomerenke of Startup Weekend.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

I’m a huge fan of William and his writing as you can see from my review of his book Avogadro Corp. Maybe you’re thinking about startups to invest in, or making decisions about where to place resources in your company. Nine years later, in February 2005, YouTube arrived. Take a look – and take your time.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). We tried to provide a framework for startups to think about what activities should be outsourced and why. What kind of startup outsources everything? Engineering/QA.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 15, 2018

It was and is imprecise science but – at least in the case of venture backed startups – there wasn’t much harm in an option being priced low. From the data we collected, there was relatively little variance between company stage or time to last financing and 409A discount to common. So 30%-40% is the range.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Some wait 5-7 years but usually this is because it’s proving more difficult to raise a new fund due to market conditions or the lack of returns in their current fund. You can ask around to startup lawyers and other entrepreneurs who know these things. So VCs often raise money every 3-5 years if they can.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

We focus primarily on software and Internet companies in areas such as SaaS, application software, financial software, consumer internet, and online marketplaces. These sectors generally leverage the Internet or software in a fundamental way. That drives every decision we make.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

After those experiences, they may review on a third-party site before going in-store to purchase. Topics: Business , e-commerce , retail , shopping , Startups. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. ©2005-2013 Mashable, Inc. Load Comments. Powered by Livefyre.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

I spent 6 months coding and building Dogster myself. Though I should point out was still doing client work for OneMatchFire until mid-2005 until the business could pay full salaries. 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.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 26, 2021

He then went on to found his own business and run marketing for a number of early-stage startups. Kara Goldin is the founder and CEO of Hint Water, a flavored water brand founded in 2005. The Motivation Code: Discover the Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work. Click here to listen to the episode. Hall, Ph.D.,

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Robert has been working in software since 2005. Those higher costs make learning to write ads, manage campaigns, A/B test, and design landing pages a very expensive activity for an early stage, bootstrapping startup. I’m Robert Graham and I’m an internet entrepreneur working on software for deer management.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 10 New Years Resolutions For Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Small Businesses and Startups: Worst. Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link].

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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. When making technical hires, we always reach out to our network of programmer friends and ask them to sit in on interviews and review resumes with us. Have an account?

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Salesforce.com is a startup with 76,000 subscribers (over 2.1M I also joke with Reid Hoffman that this was back in the days before he was “Reid” Reid’s an incredible entrepreneur, startup investor, and human being. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. May 26, 2011.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. We have also been very busy with our next release, which is due out by December 11th (but I’ll save that for a different post).

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Our whole startup team brainstormed for days before coming up with ideas. In 2010, I started building a software that analyzed why websites ranked highly on Google’s SERP. After a few years building and refining the software, I knew more about the algorithms Google used to rank pages than just about anybody outside Mountain View.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. For others it feels like a two-speed economy, where rules apply to hot tech startups that don’t apply elsewhere. That doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Kayak Software Corporation. round closed Feb 2005. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic My Report on StackOverflow DevDays → Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Altgate

DECEMBER 17, 2009

" Well, there are basically three ways you can link pay to performance (in startups): Discretionary (i.e. it's up to the Board or CEO) One or more financial metrics Balanced scorecard For very early stage startups (e.g.  If you have an important software release coming up, that could be included.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2017

After years of being at startups where you get to do 100 different things and are forever looking for ways to be more innovative, I somehow found myself at this miserable little consulting company who was very into conformity and liked to put each of us into little boxes. I was a developer so I could write code, but not blog posts.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2013

Lets review some actual ads and landing pages. First some AdWords ads: #1 Startup Weekend. But the landing page says “What is Startup Weekend?” I used to live and work in Dubai (2005-2007). That’s what you should use in your ad copy AND your landing page. Trigger words are powerful. 7 Kashflow.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I joined Facebook in November 2005 and Twitter in November 2009. Make sure they’re aware that anything they type, reshare, post or physically say online can be tracked forever due to screenshots or recording software. And how can we help lead them in the right direction? Keep them updated with real-world examples.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the female startup club, hosted by Doone Roisin and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Listen to the female startup club, wherever you get your podcasts. It's confusing.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 27, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In startups, you have no time to waste. Startup life can be short and fragile. Every day counts.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Medical tech startups are regulated by the FDA and must abide by strict regulations at all times. Whether your medical tech startup produces low-risk or high-risk devices, compliance is a crucial and complex necessity. All hardware and software must be readily available at all times for FDA inspection.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Durant lost control of GM to a bankers' trust just two years later, in 1910, due to enormous debt and a crumble in automobile sales. Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer were all shuttered due to GM's bankruptcy, which occurred on June 1, 2009. He saw the company shift its focus from personal computers to IT services and softwares.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Want to start a startup? November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. A typical startup goes throughseveral rounds of funding, and at each round you want to take justenough money to reach the speed where you can shift into the nextgear. Few startups get it quite right. Apply for funding by March 3.

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www.ashmaurya.com

AUGUST 29, 2012

Robert has been working in software since 2005. The most common reason I send it is because I get in a rush due to something exciting about the opportunity. I run a software startup and I want to partner with you to improve your business.” He is a Ph.D. dropout who spent time working for Google.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Want to start a startup? Its equivalent toasking how to make a startup succeed—if you avoid every cause offailure, you succeed—and thats too big a question to answer onthe fly. 1 ] In a sense theres just one mistake that kills startups: not makingsomething users want. Get funded by Y Combinator.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. The number of startups being created has increased by an order of magnitude. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! Today’s Normalization.

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