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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC.

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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

First, the Bitcoin global popularity increased after the financial crisis of 2008 which led many to question the stability of national currencies and fiat money. Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer decentralised form of digital currency that uses cryptography to maintain security and anonymity (Nakamoto 2008).

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Quattro Development Co-Founders Share Tips for Overcoming Mishaps in Real Estate Development

The Startup Magazine

After founding their real estate development firm during the Great Recession in 2008, the duo received a crash course in perseverance. The post Quattro Development Co-Founders Share Tips for Overcoming Mishaps in Real Estate Development appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Is Magento a Good Website Platform?

The Startup Magazine

Magento was developed in 2008 to allow businesses to go live on the internet. appeared first on The Startup Magazine. You would not expect to hear about Magento if you are not in E-commerce. When we do online shopping, we do not realize that all that goes into those few clicks. Pushing the way to for our E-commerce phenomenon.

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PDF Conversion for Business- Facts and Advantages You Should Know

The Startup Magazine

PDF became an “open standard” in 2008 when Adobe relinquished its control to the International Organization for Standardization. It was published as ISO 32000-1:2008. The post PDF Conversion for Business- Facts and Advantages You Should Know appeared first on The Startup Magazine. PDF is a “read-only” file.

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Leading During Uncertain, Trying Times – Five Essential Practices

The Startup Magazine

The following is reprinted by The Startup Magazine with permission of author Henry S. The two companies I served during my tenure as a CEO faced high-stakes external crises; one company with the dot-com crash and 9/11, the other during the 2008/2009 Great Recession.

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The App is Dead (OK Not Really, But The Browser Is Back)

www.readwriteweb.com

Towards the end of 2010, Wired magazine even declared that "the Web is dead." When smartphone apps first got popular, after Apples App Store was launched in July 2008 , they offered an immediate jump in functionality for mobile content. Compared to mobile sites circa 2008, iPhone apps were attractive and easy to use.