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.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

First, wireless voice networks – cell phone networks – had started to emerge. These new cellular phone networks were built around two-way circuit switched technology designed to move voice calls without interruption. At the same time, digital data networks to support “pagers” were also growing rapidly.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic, Managing Partner, First Round Capital. Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. In 1997, Mr. Yavonditte joined Juno Online Services, Inc.

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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.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

” Mr. Slywotzky is an “author of several books on profitability and growth” and currently a partner at the management consulting firm Oliver Wyman. The quarter, which saw double digit declines in every major industry sector, marks the lowest venture investment level since 1997.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Inbound calls from partners, people who want to join, atta boys from friends. We just landed the biz dev partner we’ve been working on for 9 months. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. Awesome!

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The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

This is a guest post by Aaron Pitman , an angel investor and founder and partner of RA Domain Capital. When Gary McPherson studied musicians in 1997, he discovered there was one major factor that contributed to success years down the line. Is your attitude holding you back from success? I’ve always been a big believer in positivity.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

Inbound calls from partners, people who want to join, atta boys from friends. We just landed the biz dev partner we’ve been working on for 9 months. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. Awesome!

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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. It started in 1997 with his first letter and his last letter in 2000 that came out in 2021. So again, he's ta that's something that's consistent.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2020

I then partnered with other PR firms in the US to assist and grow their client base and in turn, grew mine as well. My manager, a female partner in the firm pulled me to the side and said, I want you to know that you have options and that. In 1997 at just 42 years old, I suffered a massive heart attack that landed me in the ICU.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

brian_wong : Follow Brian Wong, founder and CEO of Kipp, a rewards network for virtual achievements. kelkelly : Founder and CEO of Kel & Partners Kel Kelly discusses what it’s like to run an anti-agency agency that works in social media. FuelOnline : Fuel CEO Scott Levy has been working in social media and SEO since 1997.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 7, 2015

Back in 1997, the Nielsen Norman Group conducted the first study to determine how users read on the web. My good friend Betsy – partner at the startup, Quadjobs – kindly agreed to let me use her home page as an example. In their words, “They don’t.” Real world application: Analyzing the Quadjobs home page.

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David Teten

JUNE 12, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. And I have no idea how the hell I got So lucky is to have her as a partner on this. This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. I have recent episode. powered by.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses. 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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Austin Startup

APRIL 3, 2017

The investment network here is growing, but is still grossly developing when compared to those coastal cities. If we look at the position of women specifically within this landscape, we see a thriving network for collaboration and a good support structure for female founders. versus $10M+).

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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. Many experienced partners are funds have 7-10 boards and most of these will need more capital. What is the True Sentiment of VCs? This is how VCs feel.

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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.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Presented by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and Jim Coudal of Coudal Partners and The Deck Network. 08:00 PM: Microsoft Party and Interactive Gallery Speakeasy – Three levels of music, hot DJ’s, drinks and networking at Austin’s hottest nightclub. A must attend event! 03:30 PM: Could The iPad Have Saved Gourmet?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

If you’re an OEM who wants to move more hardware but you don’t have the muscle to create an entire media ecosystem then you’re best off finding a partner who can build a software OS, app platform and search capabilities. So it is unsurprising to see companies like Sony, Logitech & Intel partner with Google.

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