Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

This site started in 1995 and has been growing ever since, with a lot of pruning and paring to keep it fresh and relevant. you can turn to a network of more than 1,000 nonprofit Small Business Development Centers spread across the country. How to get funding. How to pitch to investors. How to manage and grow a business. In the U.S.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the late year of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development, makers of the Lotus 123 spreadsheet and a proprietary Internet predecessor, Lotus Notes, for $3.5B—more The people of IT—CIOs, network engineers, system administrators, IT developers and their brethren—get captured and held hostage by the technological dictators. Final thought.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

Much has been written about the characteristics – and quirks – of the Millennial Generation, those born between 1982 and 1995. Well, unsurprisingly, online social networking is huge with this lot.

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 4, 2018

Yes, from 1995! The last couple of months have not been great for social networks. Yes, from 1995! Life of current price. Direct competitor comparisons. Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Social cues to the rescue. Personalization. Let’s go have some fun nudging people. Significantly higher revenue awaits.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

This was not so illogical as most companies didn’t even run TCP/IP—they ran proprietary networking protocols such as AppleTalk, Netbios, and SNA. As late as November 1995, Bill Gates wrote a book entitled The Road Ahead in which he predicted that the Information Super Highway would rule the future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2013

back in 1995 meant to apply to technology product evolution and acceptance. Others say Software Defined Networking (SDN) is still on the rise. The Hype Cycle was a concept put forward by Gartner, Inc.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

This site started in 1995 and has been growing ever since, with a lot of pruning and paring to keep it fresh and relevant. you can turn to a network of more than 1,000 nonprofit Small Business Development Centers spread across the country. How to get funding. How to pitch to investors. How to manage and grow a business. In the U.S.

Business Plan 60

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

Such lapses in strategic vision and product innovation often lead to a company experiencing what is called a growth stall, a phrase coined by Matthew Olson, Derek van Bever, and Seth Verry of CEB , a leadership advisory network. billion, a 35 percent drop.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Lynda.com is the oldest education resource online , with an origin story that stretches all the way back to 1995. Google has their Digital Marketing Course , which covers advertising, Adwords, and marketing on the Google network. This course provides a step-by-step guide to getting anything to catch on.” ” Lynda.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k. We then spoke about startups.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It was this same high-minded collective action that created a network of publicly owned hospitals – controlled by cities, counties, districts, boroughs (in Alaska), parishes (in Louisiana), etc. In 1995 there were ~1,350 public hospitals representing ~27% of the industry. Photo by Daan Stevens on Unsplash.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

Get a mentor, network, don’t be a “bully broad,” be strategic, lean in, lower your voice, don’t be a “queen bee,” dress conservatively, and so on. Even lower down the ranks, the number of women tech companies employ has declined – from 37 percent in 1995 to 24 percent in 2016 — and is predicted to decrease further in coming years.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. It was the best 5 days of networking I spent last year. But for all of the speakers Paddy brought over he also organized private events for us to network amongst ourselves. Scenes from my counter-top on my last night in Dublin.

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Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

In the late year of 1995, IBM acquired Lotus Development, makers of the Lotus 123 spreadsheet and a proprietary Internet predecessor, Lotus Notes, for $3.5B—more The people of IT—CIOs, network engineers, system administrators, IT developers and their brethren—get captured and held hostage by the technological dictators. Final thought.

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Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 44

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network. And then there are all the dating anecdotes from my six years in NYC (but that’s a very entertaining book and I’m digressing). Now, the present.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 1, 2012

It looked at data from 13,166 Danish startups founded between 1995 to 2004 and discovered that companies launched by founders with an average tenure of 6.4 Sorenson surmises that startup founders do better amid familiar surroundings because social networks are vital when you’re starting a business.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2013

The main advantage Pinterest offers over other social networking sites is that it is all visual. Kfir Bar-Levav started out as a sales rep in 1995. If your company has been relying solely on Facebook and Twitter for social media marketing, it’s time to start using the power of Pinterest to extend the reach of your eCatalog.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Technology giants have always benefited from network effects: the more users Facebook signs up, the more attractive signing up becomes for others. With data there are extra network effects. By collecting more data, a firm has more scope to improve its products, which attracts more users, generating even more data, and so on.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Lynda.com is the oldest education resource online , with an origin story that stretches all the way back to 1995. Google has their Digital Marketing Course , which covers advertising, Adwords, and marketing on the Google network. This course provides a step-by-step guide to getting anything to catch on.” ” Lynda.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I was 23 and had been programming computers, designing computer networks and selling software for 10 years. I decided I wanted to transfer into the super technical group at Accenture that focused on computer networking. ” It literally took more than a year and a completely ballsy move to get Network Solutions to accept me.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2014

My first IPO wasn’t until 1995—the VC business takes patience. Two companies I helped start in 1992, DCTM and Grand Junction Networks both became Stanford business school cases and very valuable, successful companies. So I started Foundation Capital in 1995. Find Your Obession. I joined VC firm Merrill Pickard in 1989.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 18, 2013

Godin launched Yoyodyne way back in 1995, a company which used contests, online games, and scavenger hunts to help market companies, with the likes of AOL (America Online), American Express, Microsoft, Sony Music and Sprint using its services. “They used to be the same thing.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

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. Because of the Internet — and especially because of the World Wide Web — things were starting to move very quickly in Silicon Valley in 1995.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

Un-Social Networking: Martin Lindstrom of Brand Sense says we are suffering a little from digital emptiness. People are doing small scale, networked and highly responsive activities. People born after 1995 have never know life without the internet. Generation D don’t ‘network’. It’s about being there.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 19, 2010

I’ve known and worked with Andy since 1995 (I was on the board of his first company – Abuzz – which was acquired in 1999 by the New York Times) and am awed by the amazing things he’s doing in Seattle these days, including Founder’s Co-op , RevenueLoan , and of course TechStars Seattle.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Video and audio conferencing, computer networking and the Internet made it work fine. I had to arrange my own network security. He later sold his interests and joined his son as an executive in a computer memory manufacturing and distribution company, which by 1995 had grown to be in the top ten nationally by sales.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 6, 2014

Keith Evans, a Florida-based entrepreneur, is part of that statistic, although he jumped on the home-business bandwagon back in 1995. “Even the smallest towns have networking groups, and joining them is a way to get out of the house, away from the computer, and in position to enjoy the company of like-minded people,” he says.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

One could argue that there’s nothing new here, as Internet distibution models started in 1995. Drive for a repeatable and scalable business model (revenue in Dave McClure’s investment thesis, “ network of scale &# in Union Square’s.). But in reality they only became mainstream ~5-7 years ago.

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

In 1995 Paul started a company that aimed to put art galleries online. Do the same thing on other social networks with advertising platforms, like LinkedIn and Facebook. Simply put, it’s not solving a real-life problem. That said, even renowned founders and investors like Paul Graham have made mistakes. You’re solving a problem!

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2013

When researching a data recovery vendor, it’s important to ask about that vendor’s manufacturer authorization to open drives without voiding a warranty, security and industry certifications to ensure data is safe while out of your in-house secure network and recovery methods and capabilities.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The bulk of spending on PC-related computing (desktop computers, software, networking gear, etc) in the ’80s and ’90s was made by businesses large and small. The ’90s saw broader adoption by the middle class but even in 1995 only 28% of US households had a computer (US Census / Pegasus Research).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. These are the businesses that we should be learning from.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 1, 2012

It looked at data from 13,166 Danish startups founded between 1995 to 2004 and discovered that companies launched by founders with an average tenure of 6.4 Sorenson surmises that startup founders do better amid familiar surroundings because social networks are vital when you’re starting a business.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 18, 2021

For example, building a broad network of allies gives you more options and more opportunities to be lucky. Catan, published in 1995, became an international hit, and popularized the German game genre throughout the world, including in America. Part of life and business strategy is to play in a way that luck favors you more often.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

O’Reilly’s article describes two businesses from his own career at O’Reilly—the Global Network Navigator (GNN) web portal, which he sold to AOL, and the Website web server, which eventually fell by the wayside. If O’Reilly had that same insight in 1995, it could have been an amazing blitzscaling opportunity. It’s a great business.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

That’s how I joined the company – when Cisco acquired Grand Junction Networks back in 1995. Grand Junction developed fast Ethernet and low-cost switching, and after Cisco bought my company in 1995 I helped build that segment, within Cisco, into a more than $2.4 billion business.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 1, 2012

It looked at data from 13,166 Danish startups founded between 1995 to 2004 and discovered that companies launched by founders with an average tenure of 6.4 Sorenson surmises that startup founders do better amid familiar surroundings because social networks are vital when you’re starting a business.

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