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. Then in 1991 I came up with a product for developers that turned out to be important enough to build a company around. But as an entrepreneur that’s how you have to look at your product.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I remember seeing Ian and Adam’s video application to TechStars for the Boulder 2010 program (at the time the company was called Gearbox). About halfway through the program Ian, Adam, and Paul started to talk about teaming up – by the end of TechStars Paul had joined as the CEO. I love the stuff I invest in.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I loved this product. Rogue Wave Software loved their product too. If you ever coded in C++ during the 90s, there’s a good chance you used their core product: Tools.h++. Their products were second-to-none. In short, people loved their product and Rogue Wave prospered accordingly. The Curse of Love.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

My visit took place courtesy of the Young Transatlantic Innovative Leaders Initiative (YTILI), a State Department program implemented by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. This 4-part story, however, explores the Austin ecosystem based on the 4Cs framework —  culture , capital , customers, and competencies.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2012

By 1997 E.piphany was a fast growing startup with customers, revenue and something approaching a repeatable business model. 1997 was also that year that Microsoft was in the middle of the browser wars with Netscape. 1997 was also that year that Microsoft was in the middle of the browser wars with Netscape. Explorer logo.

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Diego Basch

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Not many people know the story of what would become one of the most widely used software products ever. I learned about it from a case study for my Software Project Management class in 1997, what follows is my summary ( original here , or Google it). The next year went by as the team wrote a new spec for the product.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

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. Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW , the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. DFS was formed in 1997 to provide Dell customers the best financing options.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 9, 2024

Special events can also provide a platform that allows your nonprofit to highlight your nonprofit’s achievements and programs. June 6/20: World Productivity Day. By shining a light on productivity, your organization may save time and money, enabling it to have a greater impact. Highlight achievements. Boost morale.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Describing your product as “new and “never been done before” instead of “we’re just like those others guys, but better” could cost your company billions. Soon, RIM was focusing on making products for people on the move, using wireless communication and digital data. In 1997, RIM introduced the first packet-switched messaging device.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 28, 2022

They began this practice fairly recently, in 1997. Addressing flaws in the Federal healthcare program. Prioritizing the production of domestic energy. This reduced tariffs and promoted trade competition when exporting goods between the US, Mexico, and Canada. It made strides in patent law and protecting intellectual property.

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www.igda.org

JULY 24, 2012

Productivity drops immediately upon starting overtime and continues to drop until, at approximately eight 60-hour weeks, the total work done is the same as what would have been done in eight 40-hour weeks. Its common sense that the more hours people work, the less productive they become. In 1909, Sidney J.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I completed my Bachelors in 3 years (another story for another time) and so was able to go directly into a professional Masters program (also at Carnegie Mellon) and complete a masters degree without having to apply for a new visa. I graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1997 and decided to use my OPT to give the company a proper shot.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Warren Buffet, 1997. While giving away $5 or perhaps a “chance” at $5K in a sweepstakes is somewhat interesting, what if I told you about a marketing program where each and every customer would get THOUSANDS of dollars, or TENS OF THOUSANDS, or HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, or maybe even MILLIONS of dollars, all in a single one day event?

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Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

The problem is not foreign sourcing; it is ensuring that foreign-made products are authentic and secure.” The authors conclude, and I agree, with the following: “Unfortunately, much of the relevant information, such as DARPA’s TRUST in Integrated Circuits program– is classified. soil can provide 100% assurance.

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Mike Michalowicz

JULY 13, 2015

When Christine started Balance Your Books in 1997, her vision was to create an accounting advisory firm that focused on the growth of entrepreneurs, their business, and their financial health. Also offers an adviser program for CPAs, bookkeepers and business coaches. Jared shares with us how Fundera works! SPOILER ALERT! Our Guests.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 27, 2021

Netflix began in 1997 as a video rental competitor to Blockbuster. Post-signup, the first thing you see is an auto-playing video trailer from one of their original productions that is similar to the preferences selected during onboarding. Putting an emphasis on original productions. Their homepage isn’t offensively long.

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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.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 29, 2016

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. (And Small Business Administration ’s Associate Administrator and chief of its investment and innovation programs.

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2010

SneakerLabs’ first product was a Java-based chat server and client. Another customer was my alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, who was using it to host online class discussions for its distance education program. We listened to their feedback and started adding features to the product accordingly. The product worked.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We International® keeps businesses moving with the Turn-in-Three program. Be Connected & Productive Anywhere, Any Time. Select Services.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

We want this product, and we don’t want it at the expense of some one else. Certification began in 1997, as a concrete way to ensure that a fair trade certified (FTC) label on a product meant that a series of milestones had been met, and a socially conscious consumer could rest easy with their purchase.

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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. In 1997 I was sent to England to work on a project for the oil company Halliburton. “We have a principal program. I was graduated with a double degree in economics & political science from UCSD in 1991.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

in 1997 to 24.7 The percentage of new entrepreneurs who are women has also dropped significantly since 1997. My facts are from an excellent report from the Kauffman Foundation (Kauffman does more than report, they have a variety of programs to address the entrepreneurial issue). Isn’t this counter-productive?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Given how Apple’s products are normally delivered to near perfection it is likely to be a huge holiday hit this year. Attempts at “moving up the stack&# – In 1997 I led a project to help senior management at British Telecom define its Internet strategy. This will change in the next 2 years.

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aweissman.com

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Those that worked, we added capacity, services, as needed, thus variablizing the entire product development process. For someone like me who grew up in the Internet of 1997, to watch this was nothing short of revelatory. The same thing is happening in the consumer products space.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

I learned a lot at Convergent, going from product marketing manager in a small startup to VP of Marketing of the Unix Division as it became a public company. Great art and great programming are fostered within a community that shares an ethic of care for its members. Two of my role models for my career were in this company. (And

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

We’re so enthralled with finally getting to touch our products. A social translation program is one way you can make your website more accessible to a global audience for less. A social translation program is one way you can make your website more accessible to a global audience for less. Saturday, March 13th.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

For example, in 1997, I had not realized that you need to invent and reinvent your go to market strategy together with your product idea. I had also not realized that your go to market strategy should be native to your industry: hence, for an online product, you should have an online go to market strategy.

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Kodorra

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Its popularity made Microsoft make a move and agreed to purchase Hotmail in 1997 for a whopping $400 million. Apple is one of the most successful companies of all time and has its products spread across the globe. Apple went on to be the company behind the iconic products like the iPhone, iPod and iMac.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When you can proudly use your product or service and find the value in it on a daily basis, you know you’re on to something. Extremely-Sharp.com originally started with a few retail locations in 1997, and we quickly started the e-commerce site the next year. Even better, I love the service and use it daily as well.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). Programmed Learning and Educational Technology 18(2), 57-61. OK, I’ve missed several stop-offs, such as those machine-readable typefaces, along the way, but you get it: The font conveys the idea; the readability comes (as much as anything) from familiarity with the tools and their product.

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