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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

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. Audience questions: Q: When is a startup no longer a startup?

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

Austin Startup

In other words, consumer-facing startups are likely to find a grateful and sizeable audience within and beyond the city limits. Another notable Austin-bred phenomenon is the Alamo Drafthouse — is cinema chain founded in 1997 that is famous for its food and drink service as well as maintaining proper cinema etiquette.

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Clayton Christensen

Steve Blank

I remember the first time I read the Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997. Christensen, writing for a corporate audience, explained that there were two classes of products – sustaining and disruptive. Christensen changed the trajectory of my career and was the guide star for my work on innovation. I never got to say thank you.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I asked what the audience most needed to hear. This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. 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. That asset class need not represent the broader market.

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March 11: SXSW Innovation Awards

Austin Startup

The annual Interactive Festival awards program began in 1997 as the Texas Interactive Media Achievement Awards, and was re-named the SXSW Web Awards the following year. SXSW audiences were among the first to witness the emergence of Twitter when they won the Best New App in 2007.

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7 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Redesign Your Small Business Website

crowdSPRING Blog

It’s important that they adapt to changes in the business environment and shifts in your audience’s demographics or desires. To execute a successful content marketing strategy, you need to be very familiar with your target audience. You updated your brand or marketing strategy. As we wrote , Personas are helpful.

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How AI And Big Data Are Changing Century-Old Media Companies

YoungUpstarts

It has stood behind its paywall since 1997, trusting that customers interested in its content would pay upwards of $200 a year for it. Real-time bidding and ad placement strategies have blown a hole in the idea of “building an audience and selling it.”.

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