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. The best affinity networks are alumni networks (besides religion).

America 144

America DC Startup Aggregator 144

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

Legendary tech entrepreneurs, startup celebrities, and even the creators of Twitter itself are on the service. brian_wong : Follow Brian Wong, founder and CEO of Kipp, a rewards network for virtual achievements. jamescaan : James Caan is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of the Hamilton Bradshaw private equity firm. Media & Art.

Cofounder 239

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. business #entrepreneur #startup #story #why #ceo #ceoblognation #CEOs #hearpreneur. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. I’m happy to say that in 2006-2008 we has some good exits including BillMeLater, DealerTrack, UGO Networks and PrePay Technologies to name a few.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

YoungUpstarts

MAY 15, 2013

A recent American Express OPEN study shows that women-owned businesses are playing a significant role in job creation (second only to publicly traded companies) and that the number of women-owned businesses has increased by 59 percent since 1997. Talk to other entrepreneurs to discover their best practices.

Lean 145

Lean America Social Media Networking 145

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

Cofounder 48

Cofounder Austin Technical Review Advisory Board 48

Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Looking for Funds in All the Right Places: The Definitive Guide to Austin Capital By David Altounian and Stephen Straus OVERVIEW For entrepreneurs: We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of capital in Austin to help focus your fundraising efforts. Access to capital is important for scaling companies and competing in active markets.

Venture Capital 54

Venture Capital Austin Texas Private Equity 54

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

We are not growing entrepreneurs. No, not everyone can be an entrepreneur, but if we don’t have a goodly number of them, we’re not doing well as a country. in 1997 to 24.7 The percentage of new entrepreneurs who are women has also dropped significantly since 1997. We are not growing entrepreneurs.

Developer 48

Developer Entrepreneur Salary Government 48

The Next Web

APRIL 29, 2013

I remember how nervous I was when I met the competitor to my first startup, in 1997, afraid as I was that I would accidentally slip him an important piece of information that he would be able to use against me. There is room for more than one social network, photo-sharing app or technology news blog. Entrepreneur Insider News'

Social Network 126

Social Network Business Plan Networking Entrepreneur 126

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

I often think of all the times I was encouraged to conform when I come across entrepreneurs who are told that their ideas won’t work. I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network. And then there are all the dating anecdotes from my six years in NYC (but that’s a very entertaining book and I’m digressing).

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley India Africa Burma 45

Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

The Small Business Administration and the digital services agency 18F are trying to help entrepreneurs build successful companies and the 21st century digital government. The guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show explained how they’re working to do that. Javier Saade. Joining me on the latest show were.

Small Business Administration 120

Small Business Administration SBIR United States Entrepreneur 120

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

My 1997 recruitment visit met with tepid response, with the student body largely interested in multinational placements at the time. It gives me great satisfaction to observe this evolution, and play a small role in shepherding these young entrepreneurs along. Please note that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs.

India 117

India Entrepreneur Asia Programming 117

Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

Tim O’Reilly’s recent article, “ The fundamental problem with Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy ,” makes an impassioned argument that the ideas in our book, Blitzscaling , encourage entrepreneurs to behave in ways that are irresponsible or even dangerous in the pursuit of what he characterizes as “runaway growth.”

Cofounder 28

Cofounder Business Model IPO Non-Compete 28

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I was 23 and had been programming computers, designing computer networks and selling software for 10 years. I decided I wanted to transfer into the super technical group at Accenture that focused on computer networking. ” It literally took more than a year and a completely ballsy move to get Network Solutions to accept me.

Marketing 385

Marketing Europe Engineer Networking 385

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. On Being an Entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 176

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 18, 2012

He captures – in words – what many entrepreneurs, especially entrepreneurial CEOs go through. I’ve heard variants of it many times over the years and have experienced it myself in several companies where I’ve been the entrepreneur and many companies where I’ve been the investor.

Software 167

Software Boston Venture Capital Networking 167

Agile VC

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Joining Microsoft in 1987 or Yahoo in 1997 or Google in 2005 or Facebook today still gives someone new to the professional world a lot of the exposure to the “startup” world. Working at P&G or Ford isn’t going to feel like a startup and isn’t likely to help you build an entrepreneurially-minded network.

Founder 217

Founder Cofounder Later Stage Operations 217

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

One of the most difficult things to do as a first time entrepreneur is to get to know the investors you might be working with if you accept money. He got into the industry through the same traits required for entrepreneurs – persistence & resiliency. You’ll hear this story in the video. So how did Mike get into VC?

San Francisco 230

San Francisco Los Angeles Cofounder SMS 230

The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

It’s helped me accomplish much in my life as an entrepreneur. If you’re an entrepreneur, positive thinking is really a must-have. In an article in the Journal of Business Venturing , leading positive psychology researcher Barbara Fredrickson found positive emotions help build essential resources for entrepreneurs. Nothing good.

Florida 167

Florida Angel Investor Entrepreneur Networking 167

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

We should have a really nice crowd of entrepreneurs, designers, and funders there and expect a great discussion. What does that mean for today’s would-be entrepreneurs? Presented by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and Jim Coudal of Coudal Partners and The Deck Network. It means now is the best… ([link].

Omaha 79

Omaha Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Media 79

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The quarter, which saw double digit declines in every major industry sector, marks the lowest venture investment level since 1997.” Government research centers, university centers of research excellence, corporations, and venture capitalists are commonly bound to the most important element of this ecosystem, the entrepreneur.

IPO 38

IPO Venture Capital America Marketing 38

Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

According to the most recent annual Kauffman Index report , which ranks “the rate of new entrepreneurs, the number of entrepreneurs who started their companies when unemployed, and the number of startups per capita,” it’s neither New York City nor Silicon Valley. versus $10M+). However, Austin is well poised to catch up quickly.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley New York City San Jose Texas 48

Life Beyond Code

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Never confuse entertainment for education or engagement: Most of your activities in the social networks you belong to will fall under entertainment unless you think through your interactions well before hand. Save time and more by skipping News: I must have spent close to 200 hours watching news or reading newspapers since 1997.

Programming 162

Programming Conversion Social Network Metrics 162

aweissman.com

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

For someone like me who grew up in the Internet of 1997, to watch this was nothing short of revelatory. And by doing so dramatically expanded what was possible for entrepreneurs. Those that worked, we added capacity, services, as needed, thus variablizing the entire product development process.

Web 54

Web Incubator California Distribution 54

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 6, 2011

Commenting on my earlier post about “ Time Management Secrets Every Entrepreneur Should Know ,&# Dennis said: “Nice presell, Dr.Mani.&# It’s this article by Tom Peters I read way back in 1997 that shifted a paradigm in my business thinking, and got me working on a strategy to brand myself. But I lied!

Social Network 86

Social Network Audience Affiliate Viral 86

Pascal's View

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Combined with New Order Handling rules originally passed in September 1996 and implemented in 1997, these modifications to technical trading rules fundamentally changed how then-emerging electronic trading networks (ECN’s), such as Instinet, could buy and and sell stocks. This change to decimalization occurred in 2001.

Stock 31

Stock IPO Video Revenue 31

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! There are 20x more consumers online.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 18, 2007

I had a great time and while I ran into many friends from the Bay Area, what I enjoyed most was bumping into many of the original New York entrepreneurs that I have known over the last 10 years. In a scary way, it felt like it was 1997 all over again, and we were at a networking event in New York talking about their first startups.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco New York Silicon Valley Portfolio 60

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Content Is Profit hosted by Louis and Fonzi Kame, brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. Flat, you've flywheel, you know, in every startup, you know, Silicon Valley, you know, entrepreneur is using, you know that as Exactly. powered by.

Seattle 60

Seattle Silicon Valley Conversion Naming 60

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

For example, MySpace might have been the best social networking site around for connecting with friends, but the overbearing profiles and flashing backgrounds pushed me away. There are other social networks that look more aesthetically pleasing. To design like a teenager in 1997 using MS publisher is incredibly painful.

Web 42

Web Design Startup Flash 42

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. ” “This will be great for VCs and bad for entrepreneurs.” What is the True Sentiment of VCs? All of these are false.

Valuation 150

Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

The first wave of messaging software arrived with ICQ (launched in 1996), followed by AIM (1997), Yahoo! billion MAUs for the top four social networks. Let’s be clear: Messaging isn’t some new, hot trend or magical technology. It’s been around since the mid-1990s. Messenger (1998), and MSN/Windows Live Messenger (1999). Image Source.

Lead Generation 91

Lead Generation Channel IP Conversion 91