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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Given Verizon just shut down Go90 , its short form content video service, it will be interesting to see if Verizon distributes Katzenberg’s offerings.). Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Theres a power struggle underway in Silicon Valley. Personal Technology. What They Know. All Things Digital. See a sample reprint in PDF format.

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My 2020 Vision for Graduates: How to be Optimistic in Terrible Times

Reid Hoffman

The biggest happened much earlier in my career, in 1995.”. I’m sure it sounds unbelievable today, but in 1995, Fujitsu was a much bigger company than Apple in those days. And you didn’t need to get permission from the government or corporate gatekeepers. In January 1995, it had around 100 employees.

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The Rise of the Lean VC – Consumer Internet Gets Its Own Investors

Steve Blank

When I first came to Silicon Valley the world of Venture Capital looked pretty simple. VC’s invested in things that ran on electrons: hardware, software and silicon. One could argue that there’s nothing new here, as Internet distibution models started in 1995. Here’s why. Electron-based Venture Capital.

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

I also plan to price it low so it has the potential for broad distribution. Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). Government. Reliance on Government. Entrepreneurs vs. Government. We Need To Be Like Silicon Valley. Comments of any sort are welcome and encouraged! Boulder As A Laboratory.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

Finally, and importantly, society is better off because Amazon makes the system for distributing books (and other products) vastly more productive, freeing up resources for other value-creating investments. If O’Reilly had that same insight in 1995, it could have been an amazing blitzscaling opportunity. Plenty of headroom there!