Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

Their reward is more free time for leisure, or more time for bonus objectives and stock options. The announcement by Yahoo way back in 2013, pulling home workers back into the office, triggered a debate on whether some new companies have gone too far. It does not mean the culture is soft or lacks discipline.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 17, 2013

I’ve never really understood why the majority of stock option refresh grants are stacked grants mid-way through the granting process. And, having thousands of data points over the past 17 years, I’ve got a good calibration on reasonable. One thing, however, has always baffled me. Let me give an example.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2012

The ending of one year and the beginning of another is a natural time to take stock of all that was accomplished in the past 12 months, and usually more excitedly, to dream and to plan on the great promise of the New Year. Happy New Year, and may 2013 be the best year of all of our lives! You see things; and you say, 'Why?'

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2020

She has been named Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence (2016), the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman Business Owner of the Year award (2015), the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year award (2014), and Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Woman of the Year award (2013).

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Image credit: Stock market graph from Shutterstock. As shown in the chart below, since 2013, there has been a 10% increase in the time spent on the mobile web. Also, 80% of consumers have used a smartphone to shop, 96% have researched a product on their smartphone and 73% of mobile searches have led to store visits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Their reward is more free time for leisure, or more time for bonus objectives and stock options. The announcement by Yahoo back in 2013, pulling home workers back into the office, triggered a debate on whether some new companies have gone too far. It does not mean the culture is soft or lacks discipline.

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Here are some great free stock photo sites divided between 100% free photos under the Creative Commons (CCO) license (free as long you don’t say the photos are yours) and those under different Creative Commons licenses (usually they just want you to give them credit, that’s all). Unsplash is among the leading free stock image sites.

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Up and Running

JULY 23, 2014

The traditional exit strategy. When investors sit for pitches from startups, they expect the startups to cover the exit strategy.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

indices approaching all-times highs this past week felt a bit off for those that remember a time when folks that made their living recommending stocks were held in an almost mystical regard. The muted reaction to the major U.S. Now THAT was a bull market. Since then, not so much. And it gets worse.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

About 46% of airline related queries on Kayak (again vast majority of usage for flights) currently rely on data licensed from ITA and the current agreement runs out at the end of 2013, though obviously Kayak is working hard to reduce reliance on this data. This was the large round to fund the acquisition of Sidestep. as of 12/31/09).

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Once with Docracy, once with a super cool company launching in the first quarter of 2013.). In fact, one could say that the sagging stock price of Facebook and stories about lack of VC funding for consumer startups represents , in one microcosm, the story of Web 2.0:

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Can crowdfunding fill stock market’s ‘black hole’ for startups and small businesses? | 20 Awesome Fonts for 2013 | Vector Diary – [link]. Design Trends 2013 – Flat and Minimal | Abduzeedo – [link]. Product/Market Fit is a Continuum | Startup Management – [link]. The Washington Post – [link].

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 24, 2014

Oncologists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center are using IBM’s Watson to provide chronic care and cancer treatment diagnostics (Cohn, 2013). Consider thou what the invention could do to my poor subjects. It would assuredly bring them to ruin by depriving them of employment, thus making them beggars.”

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2014

If you can hold less stock without adversely affecting sales, this can reduce DSO. Atradius, Payment Practices in Asia-Pacific, 2013. As a rule of thumb, set up an email address specifically for finance-related matters. You are going to want to have a different voice and perhaps another person to communicate. Reduce inventory.

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Early Growth Financial Services

DECEMBER 6, 2012

As we hurtle towards the end of another year, I find myself taking stock of how much Early Growth Financial Services has accomplished this year—and what I’d like to accomplish in 2013. All thoughtful entrepreneurs should approach the end of the year with plans to move their business forward for the upcoming year.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 27, 2014

In January, activist investor Carl Icahn acquired around 2 percent of eBay’s stock. billion in 2013. Its mobile business has grown from $14 billion in 2012 to $27 billion in 2013. In the end, Icahn’s stock in trade is trading stocks. Silicon Valley’s stock in trade is creating powerful products and platforms.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

We first saw this with Twitter in 2013 when they went public and many (both retail & institutional investors) believed that company might be the “next Facebook”. But by definition, once-in-a-generation companies only come along say once in a generation or perhaps once a decade or so.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

The National Retail Federation (NRF) reported that 90 million shoppers descended upon shopping malls, strip malls and freestanding retail outlets on Black Friday in 2013. The average shopper spent $423 over the Black Friday weekend in 2013, which is a 7% increase over 2011. increase over 2013’s actual sales numbers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

Their reward is more free time for leisure, or more time for bonus objectives and stock options. In the US, nearly 18 million workers identified themselves as independent in 2013, up 10% from 2011. People who get paid by results have every incentive to think up smarter ways of getting work done.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” How little we all knew how ironic that term would become but has nonetheless endured. Ten years on much has changed.

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thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

On September 19, Ma led Alibaba to the largest IPO in history, listing the company on the New York Stock Exchange. The world has watched government policies and infrastructure spur unprecedented economic growth – from 1978-2013, China’s economy grew at an average of 9.5%

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2013

Despite recent stock market setbacks , Apple is still poised to become the world’s first US$1 trillion company. In fact, top economists predict that the technology is likely to exceed that number sometime between August 16, 2013 and April 9, 2015. But it won’t be easy.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2023

eFishery, which was established in 2013 and is currently led by CEO Gibran Huzaifah, has developed a smart feeding system with the intention of completely altering the aquaculture industry. The funding will be critical in supporting eFishery’s ambitious plans to expand its operations both within Indonesia and internationally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The stock market reached a new all-time high in 2013, and is finally providing some liquidity relief to concerned investors and startups alike. Home prices are slowly coming back, and consumer spending reached a new high of almost $11 billion in May 2013. Venture capital investments are returning to startups.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Matthew was 24 years old when he started my program in 2013. My program also helped Matt on his journey to becoming a millionaire by learning some of the more qualitative focused skills associated with stock trading. However, there is a young man by the name of Matthew Owens that is proving that philosophy wrong. 1 Million at 25.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2019

Stock markets are the gold standard for many of us, although there are better investments out there if you are prepared to apply yourself. As a case in point, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta published a graphic indicating that stock prices plunged 50% from the high to low between October 2007-March 2009.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2014

Between Q3, 2013 and Q1, 2014, Snapchat grew 67%; faster than any of its competitors (GWI Social). The pairing of Stock Photos with ironic captions helped Audi achieve 37 million impressions. There are more than 30 million Monthly Active Users and 16.5 million Daily Active Users. Snapchat’s growth is far outpacing its rivals.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

One of the company’s smartest moves was introducing “Netflix Original” movies and TV shows, first launching House of Cards in 2013 to much success. So, he decided to create a store in Pasadena, stocked it with quality wine and liquor, recruited trustworthy employees, and compensated them adequately. Thanks to Jen Wan, Soteri Skin ! #5-

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

This company’s valuation peaked at $10 billion in 2013/2014. He runs a hedge fund focused on consumers and industrial stock. Holmes founded a company known as Theranos in 2003 when she was just 19 years old. She was a sophomore student at Stanford University at the time. Holmes dropped out of university to focus on her company.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  vesting (of founders stock) is a way for founders to protect themselves from one another.    vesting (of founders stock) is a way for founders to protect themselves from one another.  April 2013. January 2013. .  A low burn rate is a pearl of great price.  TrackBack. . 

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In 2013, they owned 12 million small businesses, which is 43 percent of all small businesses in the country. Almost 77 million people, about 20 percent of the US population, will retire between 2013 and 2029, and it is estimated that $10 trillion in existing business value will need to change hands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2018

Their reward is more free time for leisure, or more time for bonus objectives and stock options. The announcement by Yahoo back in 2013, pulling home workers back into the office, triggered a debate on whether some new companies have gone too far. It does not mean the culture is soft or lacks discipline.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2020

While I’m a consumer product founder by trade, I’ve been involved in various crypto projects since 2013. Supply is limited and the Helium company is close to stocking out of their current batch of hotspots, but James will do his best to work with as many hosts in the area as possible. .

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2017

According to a Fidelity Investments study, about 70% of the class of 2013 is graduating with an average debt of $35,200. Think ahead of the curve and take advantage of your employer’s 401k, your company’s stock purchase options or retirement plan as soon as possible. Retirement plan.

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Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

We first saw this with Twitter in 2013 when they went public and many (both retail & institutional investors) believed that company might be the “next Facebook”. But by definition, once-in-a-generation companies only come along say once in a generation or perhaps once a decade or so.

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

Agrawal, Catalini, and Goldfarb (2013) examined the types of risks that donors encounter in crowdfunding. In this article on stock photos , I described a study illustrating that power: “ Bateson, Nettle, & Roberts (2006) provided customers with an unsupervised ‘honesty box’ to pay for their lunch. Strategy: Convey Your Reputation.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 3, 2021

This post updates a version I wrote in 2013. I’ve historically not been a “New Year’s Resolutions” type of guy, but have found a certain mindfulness in at least taking stock of what’s working well for me and what’s less useful. Wanted to refresh and re-share because it’s planning season!]. Notes and More.

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