Steve Blank
JANUARY 28, 2020
I remember the first time I read the Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997. They operated this way because their existing business models didn’t allow them to initially profit from those opportunities – so they ignored them – and continued to chase higher profitability in more-demanding segments. I never got to say thank you.
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. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out. That asset class need not represent the broader market. That’s not true.
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Steve Blank
JANUARY 21, 2013
Jim has founded six companies, including Preview Travel, one of the first online travel agencies, which went public in 1997 and subsequently merged to create Travelocity.com as an independent company. Jim Hornthal splits his time between venture capital, entrepreneurship and education. And Zignal Labs. Jim co-taught classes with me at U.C.
Pascal's View
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
business model is broken. Our growth engine has run out of a key fuel– basic research.” business model that drives job growth in emerging growth companies is IPOs. The quarter, which saw double digit declines in every major industry sector, marks the lowest venture investment level since 1997.”
Reid Hoffman
MARCH 19, 2019
And from a financial perspective, any investor would be better off buying stock in Amazon than buying and share of a corner bookshop; if you invested $100 in Amazon’s 1997 initial public offering (IPO), those shares would have been worth about $120,000 in 2018. Publishers and authors (like O’Reilly and us) also benefit from Amazon’s success.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 23, 2012
Freeloader — On $3m invested, sold for $38m in 1996 — shut down in 1997. GroupOn’s engine that turned capital into revenue growth was a form of force-feeding rather than building a product). It’s my goal to join the ranks of those excellent companies at WP Engine. Support.com — On 2.5m
YoungUpstarts
MAY 26, 2011
John Bradberry, the author of “ 6 Secrets to Startup Success “, spent over twenty years as a business advisor and strategist, and has improved the performance of more than a thousand leaders and hundreds of teams. The market is more powerful than any idea or any business model.
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