Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

By 1994 the big software wins of the 1980’s were already funded or public.” There are five key risks in any deal: Market, Product (a/k/a technology), Management, Business Model, and Capital. This isn’t correct either. A good example is Symantec. Ben Rosen, arguably the best VC of the era”. Taking all five at once is crazy.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Most importantly, I became convinced that Stitch Fix was one of those rare companies where the unique product advantage also contributes to a unique business model advantage. Dell’s product offering advantage, building to custom order, simultaneously created a business model advantage. This is business model nirvana.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 9, 2021

Recently, Jeff Bezos announced that he would be stepping down as CEO of Amazon, the iconic blitzscaling company that he has led since 1994 – nearly 27 years. These innovations are impactful, but there are also ample opportunities to innovate purely on the business model. I helped establish the business model.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. In a world with little maintenance friction and pay-as-you-go business models, we enter the age of the disposable application. Marc released Mosaic in 1993.

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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2015

One of his biggest mistakes since starting his business came in 1994, in the form of Virgin Cola. As with many of these situations, it’s important to thoroughly research changes to your business model that will significantly impact your customers. CEOs should see Hastings’ mistake as a warning not to ignore your customer.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 28, 2018

Because in his lifetime, he founded and grew not one, not two, but three multi-billion dollar businesses. With three different business models. And just like with Waste Management’s early public offering, he cashed out of Blockbuster early - in 1994 to Viacom for a whopping $8.4 In three separate industries.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

By 1994, the chain had reached an impressive 100 pubs and ventured as far north as the Midlands. The business kept expanding and moving into new territory throughout the 90s, with further establishments opened in Manchester, Wales and Scotland.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. In a world with little maintenance friction and pay-as-you-go business models, we enter the age of the disposable application. Marc released Mosaic in 1993.

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Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 44

thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

That conference reminded me of the first time I logged into the Internet in 1994 – I literally got goosebumps thinking of how revolutionary the technology could be. While similar to the Internet in many ways, I viewed the buildout and new business models that would emerge as exponentially larger in potential.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

The Afro-Tech operates on a basis of permissionless innovation — we do not need pre-approval to be black and innovative in tech and as for me, I been doing advanced and epic Internet tech stuff since 1994 so I’m not exactly someone that is easily impressed by an “ex-Google engineer” like the rest of yall, just saying.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

tech industry since 1994, when he started as an engineer at video game company Activision. Americas new business model: Sharing. "I want the people working for me to have the ability to network with other folks from the tech scene when they go out for coffee or lunch," he says. Scott Lahman has been working in the L.A.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 28, 2013

Sure, he was talking about business models and business plans, but it applies to websites as well. Steve Blank , a Silicon Valley mentor and serial-entrepreneur, recognized for developing the customer development methodology, says it best: No plan survives first contact with customers. Some tips. 1) Number of participants.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Back in 1994, when Jeff Bezos started Amazon, he had to raise money from 22(!) Go for a convertible notes/equity and save the legal nightmares for when you actually have proven that you’ve got a credible business model. They told me it was impossible to pick up coding. Any investor who knew anything about books, didn’t invest.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2014

Whether Millennials, our largest generation at 80 million strong, can harness their enthusiasm into viable businesses models remains to be seen. For business owners and investors alike, crisis and change create opportunities. Adjusted for inflation, that’s close to double the amount of debt students graduated with in 1994.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The magazine’s “Central Banker Report Card,” which has been published annually since 1994, grades Central Bank governors of 30 key countries, and the ECB, according to an “A” to “F” scale for their performance and success in areas such as inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability and interest rate management.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 28, 2011

On June 17, 1994, the whole country was interrupted by broadcast news—us New Yorkers were watching Patrick Ewing and the Knicks in the NBA Finals. Forget new business models for journalism. It was the beginning of the biggest media spectacle we had ever seen. It’s done.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 2, 2018

minute long interview with Steve Jobs from 1994 has been floating around the Web recently and I love it. They not only invented business models, they also invented a new form of government, which was incredibly radical for that time. If you haven’t read books like 1776 and Founding Brothers , I highly recommend that you do.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

So I turned the business model upside down. It was 1994: the Internet was still in its infancy and e-commerce was still a relatively new phenomenon. My business model focuses on the importance of people, which I believe is the root of his success. They’re serving their advertisers. One less worry for moms.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2019

BHAGs were established by management guru Jim Collins in his 1994 book “ Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great) “ , co-authored with Stanford professor Jerry Porras. Business model. What’s a BHAG? Company goals. Unique offerings. Current franchisee satisfaction.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 25, 2016

However, when they met, Matthew was already married… to his business. When starting his first business in 1994, Matthew never expected to be married to anything other than work. to his business. When starting his first business in 1994, Matthew never expected to be married to anything other than work.

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