YoungUpstarts
APRIL 2, 2018
The first project of this kind was GIMPS , a large-scale program launched in 1996 for the purpose of searching for Mersenne prime numbers , that is prime numbers of the form 2 p — 1 where P is a random integer. Prime time. These so-called volunteer computing projects dealt with scientific research.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 4, 2008
In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. He is the co-author of several books including The Black Art of Java Game Programming (Waite Group Press, 1996).
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YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 27, 2011
Ben & Jerry’s is a quirky ice cream company that’s best known for its creatively-named flavors and outspoken political advocacy. Energy Brands was founded in 1996 by J. Since then, Wal-Mart has infiltrated all 50 states as well as 14 foreign countries, where it operates under different names. Burt’s Bees.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Let’s call these cards 1996-99 and 2005-08. But if 2011 & 2012 look more like 2008-2009 than 2010 or 2005-2007 then one of the most important skills of angel investors will be whether they can get their companies financed (or ramen profitable, but this is harder to sustain over a long period of time).
Pascal's View
MAY 13, 2011
i. Pre bubble period 1991-1996 totals $28 billion. ii. Bubble period 1996-2000 totals $243.6 years in 2007- the longest gestation period since 1991: What has driven these changes to the capital markets and are they permanent or temporary? Amount of venture capital raised has exploded. Less than 20% of IPO’s <$50MM.
BeyondVC
JANUARY 12, 2009
I last wrote about the iPhone in November 2007 when my wife and her friends started getting iPhones. So is this the year that mobile computing becomes mainstream and that mobile software/service companies become a household name? I learned a lot from that investment.
infochachkie.com
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You John Greathouse – Posted in: Entrepreneur , Strategic Planning. With a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good.” I would think that with a name like Smucker’s it has to be a vile disease or possibly a large, poisonous, South American leech.
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