Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 13, 2014

I first met Tony Fadell, co-founder and CEO of Nest, in the summer of 1991. Tony was a fresh U of Michigan grad and part of a small team that worked on low-level software and hardware to develop prototypes of PDAs (the ancient predecessors of what is now an iPhone) that companies like Sony, Panasonic and Motorola would manufacture.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Never mind barista-quality coffee, fast Internet access, and virtual office services – now you can find spaces that have perks such as art galleries, recording studios, and even indoor rock climbing and fresh produce and herbs. 18 South Michigan Avenue, Floor 12. 405 W Superior, Floor 5 & 7. 3455 W North Ave.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2012

I have worked for 3 ‘internet startups’ over the past 14 years (my first.com was in 1999) and the two that relied on ‘free’ models (even with ‘freemium services’) did not survive. The article explores some major players and their actions. They didn’t want this to be an engineering-centric effort,” Ms.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 4, 2022

13- Got it from the Internet. It took a lot of creative meetings between my co-founder and I before we came up with meaningful names. Growing up, my friends shortened the sound of my name nash-a-nee-an to Nash, so when I opened my first business in Ypsilanti, Michigan, I decided to name it Nash Contracting.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

Bruno’s Barkin’ Biscuits, LLC is a small, home-based company in Michigan specializing in all-natural, preservative free, and healthy dog treats. I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. When I met my co-founder and partner, we inspired each other to take a chance and start our own business.

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www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

PaidContent.org Founder Launches Travel Media and Data Company. Web/Internet/IT/eMedia. Internet/Online Only. Internet/Digital Media. MOST READ on FOLIO: F+W Acquires Aspire Media. Merging Brands with Technology. Defining Mobile Opportunities and Strategies. Reports: Major Layoffs at Spin. FOLIO: Alerts & Newsletters.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

Forty years later when the Internet has made knowledge global, we’ve run into the second barrier – just knowing about things is not the great equalizer we expected. Somehow I figured out how to apply to school in Michigan. After the Air Force I found the right Michigan.). Lucky for me as I never would have been accepted.

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David Teten

JUNE 12, 2011

Chairman Alan Todd was formerly Founder and CEO of KnowledgePlanet, the largest cloud-based learning management system, which was acquired by a private equity consortium; and Founder and CEO of KnowledgeSoft, the largest IT training company in the mid-Atlantic region, which was acquired by Technicsource. Grovo solves this problem.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

Forty years later when the Internet has made knowledge global, we’ve run into the second barrier – just knowing about things is not the great equalizer we expected. Somehow I figured out how to apply to school in Michigan. After the Air Force I found the right Michigan.). Lucky for me as I never would have been accepted.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., And companies that didnt survive might have closed their doors for reasons other than failure, for example, getting acquired or the founders moving on to new projects. INTERNET BUSINESSES. General Internet. - Computer And Internet. Replay the event.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

This has been especially true for angels or seed investors as there is a new thesis that less capital is needed to start Internet companies so more money is being spent at this phase of the funding lifecycle. VCs have also gone back to writing checks because as an industry we can’t be seen as “sitting on the sidelines” for years at a time.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley.

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