The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 30, 2018

The term ‘pre-chasm’ is a nod to Geoffrey Moore’s 1998 classic Crossing the Chasm and refers to companies that may have sold to early adopters, but haven’t yet found a way to sell to the mainstream. Believe that channel partners will accelerate sales. This practice is particularly common in fintech.

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Software Startup Channel Early Stage 106

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2019

I came to the United States in 1998 as a Turkish immigrant with my husband Serhat Pala. Since emigrating from Turkey to San Diego with her husband and business partner Serhat Pala, Zeynep has amassed great success. Perhaps some of my focus on diversity comes from my own background.

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San Diego United States Turkey Leadership 153

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

If your business has the right hosting partner, this can be a real advantage: a well-managed hosting company will offer protections such as onsite security, robust firewalls, facility safety measures and more. This can be a major advantage if disaster strikes at your company’s headquarters.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 18, 2017

I’m extremely fortunate to have her as my life partner – it buoys me up regularly, especially around things that I might otherwise just ignore. David mentioned a quote that he attributed to Cornel West and Roberto Unger from their 1998 book titled The Future of American Progressivism. Action is the antidote.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2018

The introduction of 3G in between 1998 and 2003 brought 200 Kbps speeds, four times faster than 3G. By 2035, 5G applications will add $12 trillion annually to the global economy , 5G technology development partner Qualcomm predicts. 3G: Opening Up the App Market. This ultimately increased to 7.2

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South Korea China SMS Germany 133

Austin Startup

JANUARY 31, 2018

People looking to drive true change and evolution in the Media Tech sector whether it’s investors, product owners from corporates, or potential partners. Lastly we have learned that pitch events are an AMAZING place to meet potential clients, partners, investors and mentors and we have. human brains love stories.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 8, 2018

In 1998, The On-Purpose Business Person was released and also become a best-seller. Clients for our consulting, coaching, training and speaking service were confused by US Partners, Inc. On-Purpose Partners is a nice alliteration so here we are years later with a dba of On-Purpose Partners. Be On-Purpose!

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Naming Entrepreneur Memphis LLC 83

K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Towards the end of my OPT (mid 1998) is when the H1-B visa cap issue hit. In October 1998, I was excited beyond belief when I received an approval notice for an H1-B visa through my own company! I hired my TA as my first employee and paid him $12.50 The US issues 65,000 H1-B work visas every year. In a startup cash is king.

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United States Founder India Venture Capital 114

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2016

In 1998, when I started ending up with lots of shares in public Internet companies, I came up with a formulaic approach for any public equities that are distributed to me (either from our funds or other VC funds). And, for the last category (the shares I own personally), I still use the long-term formulaic approach I came up with in 1998.

Flash 70

Flash Equity Stock Finance 70

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

A few foreign VC firms like IDG Capital Partners entered China in the early 1990s. But it wasn’t until 1998 that corporate-backed VC firms could be established, and that started a wave of VC funds backed by government, corporate and foreign capital.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Guest post by Kevin Baxpehler, Managing Partner at Remagine Ventures. Popular games like the Lineage IP, released by NCSoft in 1998, has generated over $4 Billion in revenue over its lifetime, most of it driven by its mobile version. Yes, the title is “click-bait” but there is some truth to it, bear with me.

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Global Revenue Mobile IP 131

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Andrew Chen responded to that with a thoughtful post about how the ‘funding goalposts continue to move’ Here’s the money quote: It’s been widely noted that investing milestones have evolved quickly over time: In 1998, you’d raise $5M Series A with an idea and not much else.

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San Francisco Product Open Source Distribution 105

Steve Blank

APRIL 12, 2013

A few foreign VC firms like IDG Capital Partners entered China in the early 1990s. But it wasn’t until 1998 that corporate-backed VC firms could be established, and that started a wave of VC funds backed by government, corporate and foreign capital.

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Venture Capital China Offshore SBIR 163

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The year was 1998. I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth. And yes, his partner had a valid suit, having been locked out of the web-design business and denied access to decisions and accounting information. The background for my story. My immediate reaction and offer.

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Pre-Money Valuation Sales Liquidity Event Valuation 48

Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Paris, November 1998. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Saturday, December 09, 2006. First week on the job. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Hunter Walker

APRIL 10, 2014

I did my first angel investment in 1998, so 16 years and 60+ investments. Dentists from the Midwest, tech CEOs, Facebook engineers, VC’s and private equity partners. Q: Although your $3.3m AngelList syndicate has surprised some people, you’ve been angel investing for quite a while, right? Join today at: https://angel.co/penchina#syndicate.

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Syndicate Syndication Hiring Cofounder 121

rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. A business partnership is like a marriage and finding a long term partner is a very difficult thing. Finding someone to partner with isn’t easy. Thoughts on.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Engineering Fractional CTO 42

Scott Edward Walker

JANUARY 11, 2012

This week, we present Bing Gordon , a partner at Kleiner Perkins , the Chief Creative Officer at Electronic Arts from 1998 to 2008, and a very smart investor. Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics.

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Entrepreneur Internet Video Partner 56

ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2016

Selling more than 17 million bags since 1998, eBags knew they had huge retargeting potential, but what they did with their data was pretty creative. They worked with website publisher partners who covered events that interested Lumension’s target audience. Let’s take a look at eBags. Selling luggage ain’t exactly a sexy thing.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

In 1998 RIM quickly followed this up with a next generation product with an 8-line display, ran on AA batteries and would last 500 hours. It used narrowband PCS and was housed in a clamshell device with a full keyboard. RIM Interactive Pager 900. The fact that you could send messages interactively blew people away.

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Hockey Stick Customer Development Silicon Valley Networking 271

Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 16, 2014

We’d been “in business” since late 1998 but we were still kids, having started Spunlogic from our dorm room at UNC-Charlotte. Their CEO reached out to me one day and asked if my two partners and I wanted to go and get a steak lunch, on him. It was early 2001 and we were a five person web design company.

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Charlotte Leadership Web Design 65

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 8, 2009

I got a powerful taste of datablindness recently, as I’ve started to work with various large companies as partners in setting up events, speeches, and other products to sell around the Lean Startup concept. There are lots of good reasons why I can’t have instantaneous access to this data, and each partner has their own.

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San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 84

Hearpreneur

JULY 28, 2018

The impetus for my business came in 1998 after I rescued my dog Chewy from an animal shelter and he developed severe health problems. We had a chance to interview Moody and asked her story, how she started her company and the future of Stella & Chewy. Tell us your story. Why did you start your business?

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Milwaukee New York City New York Entrepreneur 54

finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Through 12/31/11, less than 66% of the fund-of-funds called capital had been returned to limited partners. Accel Partners VII (1999): 89% (74%).

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Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

When my partners and I were building our business back in the day (1998-1999) , we had a goal to be acquired. Do you have something in your life that you’re striving for that is really, really hard to achieve? Something that you set your sights on and maybe ten years later you attain it? From day one.

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Partner Entrepreneur Startup Leadership 38

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

The year was 1998. I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth. And yes, the partner had a valid suit, having been locked out of the business and denied access to decisions and accounting information. First here is a bit of the background.

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Liquidity Event Pre-Money Valuation Sales Valuation 59

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

Peter Lehrman, CEO, AxialMarket Daniel Confino, Founder, MergerID ( a Financial Times business) Dan Burstein, Managing Partner, Millennium Technology Value Partners. David Weild IV, formerly Vice Chairman of The NASDAQ Stock Market Mr. Weild is the founder of Capital Markets Advisory Partners.

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Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. You can listen to the podcast of this discussion here. TOP DRAWBACKS OF AN MBA PROGRAM. Not Prioritizing Action.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

Greylock Partners · Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA. If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. You can listen to the podcast of this discussion here. TOP DRAWBACKS OF AN MBA PROGRAM. Not Prioritizing Action.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

He is on the board of the Angel Resource Institute, and is a partner with Montlake Capital (a late stage growth capital fund) and with Revenue Capital Management (a royalty based lender). It is not highly concentrated geographically, or in the bubble of 1998-2000, or in any industry. The distribution of returns from the different U.S.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Seed Stage Silicon Valley 103

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).

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Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

It was 1998 and the internet wasn’t exactly readily available. It sounds simple now, but in 1998 it was unheard of. And now, I’ve partnered with a former competitor (a friend and colleague) to add recruiting back into my business too which is a perfect add on. Did the Canucks win their last hockey game? What was happening?

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Entrepreneur South Africa PR Thailand 128

ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

When we intentionally or unintentionally hurt our relationship partners, we apologize.” ( Estrada-Hollenbeck & Heatherton, 1998 ). When we feel guilty over neglecting our mothers, we phone them. When we feel guilty over damaging property, we offer to pay for it. donating to your campaign).

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Campaign Reputation Metrics Naming 48

BeyondVC

MARCH 24, 2006

While I won’t go into the specifics of the trading model (think high leverage or vacuuming nickels from a train track, it works for awhile but the train will get you one day), they crashed, burned and died in 1998 almost bringing down the global financial markets. I guess that is what happens when you get your ass whooped by a newcomer.

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NDA Algorithm Equity Hiring 60

entrepreMusings

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

5) A magnetic personality – to attract talent, partners, investors, etc. Hire a women venture partner. In the accounting profession which used to be mostly men, now at the mid manager and lower level it’s almost 50/50 women…women still have a harder time getting to partner because of the lifestyle.

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Silicon Valley Entrepreneur India Partner 31

Seeing Both Sides

MARCH 2, 2011

Consumer Internet companies have to decide when they begin to monetize - as part of the lean start-up experimentation or only after they achieve enough scale to attract partners and advertisers. Monetization. But it's not a binary decision. Now there's a future venture capitalist in the making!

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API Valuation Lean Burn Rate 44

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

To quote my Partner John Frankel , traditional money managers are great at managing your money until there is none left. We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. Chernick: Exactly. We know that we at Koffler have added value, and where we add value, because we measure it. It was a nutty thing to do at the time.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114