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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

There were startups and a software industry but barely. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). It was 1991.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

Steve Blank, “ The Secret History of Silicon Valley ” Steve Blank , November 20, 2008. They heard from a professor that the ratio of Stanford students taking software versus hardware courses was 10-to-1 software, a complete reversal from decades ago. Please watch the video, review the slides and blog posts].

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Rally Software Acquired By CA Technologies for $480 Million

Feld Thoughts

Congrats to my friends at Rally Software on the announcement that they’ve signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by CA Technologies for $480 million. For example, from a post in 2008 about Rally’s $16.85m financing , I riffed on the origins of the company. We weren’t the first investor in Rally.

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Top 14 Sites to Promote Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

There are a ton of different ways to promote your app or software. Why it’s great: Product Hunt is a great way to promote your mobile app or software. Some of the newest software startups first launch on ProductHunt before anywhere else. Some of the newest software startups first launch on ProductHunt before anywhere else.

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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). Conclusion.

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8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Good stuff. Posted byTony Karrer at 6:58 AM 1 comments: Jon Miller said.

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The Need For Empathic Business Leadership In The COVID Environment

YoungUpstarts

In 2008, Adobe tested its software delivery model and in the next few came up with the SAAS model , which is today one of the most popular service delivery models in the tech world. We stop and find new ways of getting fuel. And it is not an idealistic dream. Businesses have done it before. Stay Positive and Resilient. Wrapping Up.