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4 Essential Hires If You’re Starting a Business in 2020

Up and Running

To appeal to the digital natives born between 1996 and 2012 , it’s important to hire a marketer who understands the trends and values that are influencing this generation’s spending habits. A mentor or partner who can share their power of experience. The right attitude. Hopefully, you won’t need to call your lawyer too often! .

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. CEO Network – CEO’s from the portfolio companies are introduced to each other. Office Hours – Two or three partners post a sign-up sheet to meet with entrepreneurs. These partners travel to a city and take ten minute pitches from the entrepreneurs.

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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

1961- 1996. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). Wiltbank & Boeker: “Returns to Angel Investors in Groups” 3,097. approx 1999-07. Mason & Harrison: “Is it worth it?

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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. 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.

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RIP Len Fassler

Feld Thoughts

Feld Technologies worked with Allcom whenever we needed a network installed for a client. At the time, the state-of-the-art was a wired 10BaseT ethernet network, so Allcom did the wiring, and we did everything else. It took a while for me and my partner Dave Jilk to decide to do it, but we closed the sale in November 1993.

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4 Key Tips For Getting Your Product Or Service To Launch (And Why Launching Reduces Startup Fear)

YoungUpstarts

Meanwhile, filter out naysayers, seek out connections in your industry who can provide useful guidance, and surround yourself with fellow entrepreneurs (through the EntrepreneurNOW Network , for example) who can share in your struggles and successes. by Ken Burke, founder and CEO of The entrepreneurNOW!

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Small business and startups: 5 great self-service HR resources

crowdSPRING Blog

I am not talking about wooing potential partners at fancy lunches, or drinks with clients after work, or even the whiteboard sessions that can fill our days. A great guide to the balanced scorecard approach can be found in the classic 1996 book by Robert S. The everyday grind of running a business can be tough. Kaplan and David P.