The Next Web
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
When he founded Netflix as a DVD rental service in 1997, Hastings had already led one company, Pure Software, from its birth to an IPO. I’ve been married for 22 years now and when I had my first company I just assumed I would run that company for the rest of my life and keep doing software development. You’ve IPOed two companies.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Few people knew of the Internet, Mozilla, and the world-wide web. The so-called “Internet” had existed for years, but seemed to the rest of us (anybody outside of a few spook havens and ivory towers) like a nerdy background utility for emails. January of 1995. And I started bplans.com. He worked for us remotely from New York.
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The Next Web
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
.” While hindsight is a wonderful thing, back in the dark days of 1994 when Amazon was founded, the Internet was far from the mainstream consciousness, so it’s understandable there would be a lot of hesitation to pump cash into this very early e-commerce initiative. “The first question people had, was what was the Internet?,”
crowdSPRING Blog
MARCH 22, 2018
The iPhone integrated phone, camera, music player and internet access all into one device – and it did it well. And, the rest of the smartphone industry scrambled to catch up. Lipitor (1997). But, the touchscreen wasn’t the iPhone’s only major innovation. In fact, it was only the tip of the iceberg.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 23, 2011
Mark Cuban wasn’t always a successful Internet mogul and NBA owner. In 1997, Armstrong was fired from the French racing team Cofidis while he was undergoing cancer treatment. The team refused to give Armstrong the rest of his salary and medical coverage. Mark Cuban. Lance Armstrong.
ReadWriteStart
JANUARY 18, 2011
Guest author Chris Heilmann has been a professional Web developer since 1997 and has worked in various agencies and corporations on large, international products. Where it stops being cool is when gifted and courted developers face outdated infrastructures and the attitude of large Valley corporates. Outdated and Impersonal HR Practices.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 31, 2014
The prior fund that I had co-founded – Mobius Venture Capital – had blown up after having a very successful first fund in 1997. Fred can ask me for help on anything he wants for the rest of his life and I will always be there for him. Over 33% of our capital ended up being from the same LPs who invested in USV.
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