Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/31/1997: 23.3. 3/31/2008: 19.1. First, if you did not understand how radically the fundraising environment might change, then there is no chance that your employees would have understood it. If we took too much dilution, we will work with our new investor to make sure that every employee is still highly financially motivated.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. That was written in September 2008. In September 2008 this was the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the rippling effect was massive.

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Venture Chronicles

MAY 6, 2010

The piece details why Prop 13 critics are using false arguments and redirection to avoid talking about the real problem facing California, public employee costs. While we are talking about public employee costs, this issue is also leading to a full financial implosion of Bay Area mass transit systems.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Amazon priced it''s IPO in 1997 at approximately $500M (the $18 IPO price was an increase from the $12-$14 range) and first trade was at $29.25 We should also remember that Amazon went public at a time (Q2 1997) when many companies were pulling IPO filings because the market was beating up Internet valuations. or a market cap of $800M.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

12:30 PM: Kicking Recession Ass With A Killer Company Culture Courtyard Brazos 2/3 o your employees know how much you love them? 09:30 AM: Digitally Rebranding the Republican Party Hilton C – No brand was under attack in 2008 more than the Republican Party, and the GOP entered 2009 with one goal – rebrand and relaunch.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 16, 2013

3/31/1997: 23.3 3/31/2008: 19.1 First, if you did not understand how radically the fundraising environment might change, then there is no chance that your employees would have understood it. If we took too much dilution, we will work with our new investor to make sure that every employee is still highly financially motivated.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

I sent notes to my clients, thanking them for their business, notes to my employees for all of their support over the years, and notes to HelloWorld directors, for their trust in purchasing my company. Extremely-Sharp.com originally started with a few retail locations in 1997, and we quickly started the e-commerce site the next year.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2012

One of the most iconic brands of our time – Apple – was reborn after it launched, in 1997, an innovative campaign inviting people to “Think Different” Today, Apple products are perceived to be better designed, more fun, and more reliable than products from Apple’s competitors. This is a mistake. Find your voice.

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