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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. I bought the Diamond Rio mp3 player in 1998. Here’s Why on his Both Sides of the Table blog for a good read and a good lesson. Subscribe to the Gust Blog. Subscribe by email. Invested Interests.

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The Story of Jeff Bezos’ $250,000 Investment into Google in 1998

Growthink Blog

The post The Story of Jeff Bezos’ $250,000 Investment into Google in 1998 appeared first on Growthink. To be filed firmly in the categories of the rich get richer and it does usually make sense to be both lucky and good, most people don’t know that Jeff Bezos was one of the early investors in Google. Yes, that Jeff Bezos.

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The future of search is being reinvented with generative AI

VC Cafe

But two years after Google came to the fore in 1998, Google became the number one search engine and “Googling” has become synonymous with web search. In the early days of the web, companies like AltaVista, Excite, WebCrawler and others competed in becoming the search engine of choice.

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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin was conceptualised in 1998 by Satoshi Nakamoto (thought to be possibly a pseudonym), however, the first official Bitcoin transaction did not occur until January 12th, 2009 when Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas (Dowling 2013).

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Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles – Cliff Allen

SoCal CTO

I've been following both of your blogs for a while. I like the thread of comments that occur on popular blogs, especially those blogs that notify you when additional comments have been posted. Blogs also make it easy for new people to find those interesting conversation. Great stuff. That's great to hear.

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4 Reasons For Creating Your Brand Online On Your Own Land

Brandanew

I bought MichaelHyatt.com in 1998. Being someone who lost a lot of valuable time on Posterous , I can tell you, building my own hosted blog and presence has proved to be a boon. The problem was eventually fixed, but it hurt his attendance in the meantime. It’s been through a lot of iterations, but it’s always been mine.

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How to Improve Governance for Your Hospital Board

Board Effect

Liam Donaldson was the first one to come up with the idea of clinical governance around 1998. That’s still a worthy goal for today’s healthcare providers. What Does Good Governance for Hospitals Look Like? Another attempt to clarify clinical governance was “ A First Class Service: Quality in the New NHS.”