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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

Both Sides of the Table

In 1999 I was in Japan doing a strategy project for the board of directors of Sony. We were looking at all sorts of strategic decisions that Sony was considering, which required analysis and data on broadband networks, Internet portas and mobile handsets/networks. But you have to understand how to interpret your numbers.

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It’s Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission

Both Sides of the Table

Having grown up in Northern California and living near a Japanese family when I was really young, I always had a fascination with Japan and wanted to live there. In 1999 I was working in the London offices of Andersen Consulting. Both Tyler & I are Nihon -files. It was right up my alley in terms of skill sets and interests.

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In Spite of Avatar, The Movie Business is Dead

Growthink Blog

Or will the convergence of content, internet, mobile applications, games and social media be the onrushing asteroids that will soon destroy the movie dinosaurs? How about Internet Video? revenues from internet video services spanning user-generated content to television shows and movies will exceed $7 billion this year.

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Service Exports - Driving U.S. Startups and Small Businesses

Growthink Blog

By way of anecdote, from the time Dave Lavinsky and I founded Growthink in 1999 through 2008, more than 95% of our firm’s clients and investors were U.S. From lists like the “ most business friendly ” countries to California now having a portal where parents can see teacher’s ratings to the U.S. service exports – increasingly from U.S.

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The REAL Story Behind Growthink

Growthink Blog

It was a sunny day in August 1999 (I remember that because I was living in Santa Monica, CA at the time and every day was sunny). When I first moved to California from New York in 1996 I saw the success of juice bars. back to August 1999. It was August 1999. Here's what really happened. What," I reply.

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Higher Ed Start-Up Teams With Top Universities to Offer ‘Free’ Courses

Campus Entrepreneurship

I have worked for 3 ‘internet startups’ over the past 14 years (my first.com was in 1999) and the two that relied on ‘free’ models (even with ‘freemium services’) did not survive. The article explores some major players and their actions.

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Agile Opportunism – Entrepreneurial DNA « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

I packed up my life in Michigan and spent five days driving to California to start work. Reply 7thpixel , on June 29, 2009 at 10:23 am Said: My first start up in 1999 I was employee #10 or so and signed up for a Graphic Designer position. No internet, no blogs, no books [.] You’re Hired, You’re Fired.

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