Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to combat late fees for video rentals. The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. Reddit, a popular website for news and discussion, was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian.
David Teten
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. 3 specific issues: 1. How we embrace technology for good.
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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2011
I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe.
Pascal's View
JUNE 22, 2014
Since we replanted the vineyard in 2000, this may be the earliest Levensohn harvest yet (our latest was just before Halloween in 2005). Today, 1997 is the leader. Finally, 2014 is has the fourth highest GDD accumulation, trailing only 2013, 1997, and 1996. 2014 is clearly warmer than the average, but about six days behind 1997.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. Money flowing into our industry has also massively downsized. There are 20x more consumers online.
Pascal's View
APRIL 19, 2009
moderated at Stanford on March 18 th at ITSEF III , I pointed out that one developing impact of the global financial crisis that was not yet evident in the financial statistics would be accelerated declines in. major industry sector, marks the lowest venture investment level since 1997. for the Clean Tech sector since 2005.
Hearpreneur
AUGUST 19, 2015
Back in 2005, I started Cellit, a company focused on helping companies communicate with their customers via text messages. Surfers alway want to know the waves conditions in real-time and they want to stay connected with their local and global community. Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4)
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