The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

Yu Yongfu is the chairman and CEO of UCWeb , whose mission is to provide a better mobile Internet experience to billions of users around the world. Yu graduated from Nankai University in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. The biggest mistake most US entrepreneurs make right off the bat is in thinking of China as one market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2020

As an entrepreneur mentor and startup investor, I see with sadness the 50 to 90 percent that fail. Just because you would have loved to have your groceries picked out and delivered, doesn’t mean the mainstream customer was ready for Webvan in 1999. Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. was starting.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 4, 2014

In 1999 or so, a third player entered the scene when Google launched its minimalist Web experience. Soon, all the complexities of the Internet were reduced to a single box on a white page. The Internet, Google promised, could be had for the simple price of a few search terms and a click of a mouse.

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Operations Architecture Cofounder DC 144

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

In early 1999 I made the decision to fulfill my lifelong dream to live and work in Japan. I will also cover how I accomplished this in a separate post but in early 1999 I arrived in Tokyo for the first time. Not everybody is geared up to be an entrepreneur – Tim Ferriss is obviously a very talented individual.

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France Spain Technical Review Hungary 295

Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

How does physical stuff fit in with NextView’s investment thesis focused on the internet and the broad innovation wave it represents? For starters we take a very, very long term view of internet innovation (more on this below). The internet as we know it is 20ish years old.

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Agile VC

JULY 15, 2015

How does physical stuff fit in with NextView’s investment thesis focused on the internet and the broad innovation wave it represents? For starters we take a very, very long term view of internet innovation (more on this below). The internet as we know it is 20ish years old.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014.

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Berkonomics

MAY 4, 2023

And the prime motivators of this massive destruction are the same class of entrepreneurs and innovators that have done it before. This time they are aided by tail winds brought on by the rapid spread of access to the Internet and AI. Consider this bit of recent history: In 1995, thirty-five million people used the Internet.

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Artificial Inteligence ChatGPT Generative AI Internet 118

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2015

When I saw the proposal, I immediately thought of the web consulting rollups of 1999. A few companies got bought before the whole Internet-bubble thing fell apart, and we almost managed to get bought (for around $500 million, but that’s another story for another day.). I’m a big fan of coding schools.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Successful entrepreneurs become that way by being on the leading edge of trends involving consumer behaviors and preferences and ways to capitalize on them. Over that time frame, Kris Thorkelson was watching the evolution of the Internet and e-commerce. Such has been the case for Winnipeg’s Kris Thorkelson.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. I was the first social entrepreneur in the coffee world. I was intrigued when digital photography started taking off, but I didn’t buy my first digital camera until 1999, when my daughter was born.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2013

Larger companies such as IBM and SAP that had enterprise-wide deployments would offer some solutions around these pain points, but entrepreneurs claimed that these were not sufficient, and that the emergence of the Web and server technology made some of the legacy software inefficient, inadequate and obsolete.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

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. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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Investment Bankers Mobile Software Review Japan 415

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

He worked his way up the corporate ladder; in 1998 he became VP of the Digital TV platform strategy, which did not pan out, and in 1999 he found an opportunity in Microsoft Internet (MSN) international. There aren’t enough entrepreneurs here that want to start a company worth a billion dollars.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

In fact, if you exclude the Dot Com Bubble of 1999-2000, they have been steady for nearly thirty years. 1999-2000 51.6% Time Period IPO Pop % Above IFR 1999-2000 51.6% 1999-2000 37.5% We have published some research on this topic elsewhere, which I will summarize briefly below. Time Period IPO Pop* 1980-1989 6.1%

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. I also joke with Reid Hoffman that this was back in the days before he was “Reid” Reid’s an incredible entrepreneur, startup investor, and human being. Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). link] leehower. link] leehower.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. So I encouraged entrepreneurs to think about raising their funds as quickly as they could because. I have a young entrepreneur friend who IMs me a lot. Don’t spend like it’s 1999.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

That is when no customers wanted to work with Internet startups because we as an industry had burned so many customers. I was paid less in salary in 2004 than I was paid at the job I quit in 1999 (a job I had held 8+ years). Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. The things you learn in tough environments.

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Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs “why they started their businesses.”

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 3, 2011

But more interestingly I saw it in my twitter feed from some entrepreneurs and VCs who I respect a lot. In the tech industry, the great Internet bubble inflated between 1999 and 2000 and deflated (or popped) in 2001. So I spent some time on my run yesterday rolling the idea of a bubble around in my head.

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Entrepreneur Finance Internet Web 143

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. I bought the Rocket eBook Reader in 1999. Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder.

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Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. But you can do some focused Internet-based research before approaching the firms. You can ask around to startup lawyers and other entrepreneurs who know these things.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2018

If you own a small business, you should know that internet marketing is essential to your company’s success. He has been an entrepreneur since 1991 when he started a Carbon Nano-Materials manufacturing company, SES Research. by Christopher Burres, owner of eWebResults. But have you heard of geofencing?

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Small Business Marketing Massachusetts SEO 189

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 5, 2021

Ryan is an entrepreneur, author, and investor. Key Takeaway: Ryan Deiss starting building the empire of businesses he has today by selling eBooks right from his dorm room back in 1999. 3:44] What was your first foray into the world of internet marketing as we call it? [7:23] Ryan is an entrepreneur, author, and investor.

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North America Founder America Conversion 89

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. I set up my laptop, connected to the Internet, opened the compulsory 15 page PowerPoint deck and waited for my adoring fans. Experienced and serial entrepreneurs in the content management space. I arrived at 12:50 PM in the afternoon, 10 minutes before my start time.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

I kept pointing to the artificial gains in the Nasdaq in 1999 and said, “just because you bought in Feb ’99 and sold in Sept ’99 for a large gain doesn’t meant the asset was correctly priced.&# My message to everybody at the time, “Sell! At dinner parties I was wrong for several years but I stuck to my guns.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 31, 2017

A study by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor found that 73 percent of entrepreneurs fund their ventures through their own savings, an average of $15,000. Thanks to the internet, we have access to dozens of passive income ideas. Lessons from successful entrepreneurs. Most successful entrepreneurs have weathered huge losses.

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Entrepreneur Affiliate Finance United States 121

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

But if that observation led them to refrain from investing in the Internet sector, they would have missed one of the most stunning legal creations of wealth in history. The Internet bull market continued to run for four more years after the Open Market IPO, finally ending in the spring of 2000.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. You’ll never make a great entrepreneur.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Last May, I shared the news that long-time Lean Startup advocates Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits were working on a new book called The Lean Entrepreneur featuring illustrations by FAKEGRIMLOCK. Social entrepreneurs take note!) Lastly, I wanted to share with you the foreword I wrote for The Lean Entrepreneur.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 14, 2018

Last night, at the Aspen Entrepreneurs event, I was asked to describe several failures and I rolled out my story about Interliant, which, for a period of time (1999 – 2000) appeared to be hugely successful before going bankrupt in 2002. A few days ago, Fred Wilson wrote a post titled Capitulation?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2013

In 2012, total entrepreneurial activity in the United States hit its highest level since their survey started in 1999, according to Babson College. The best entrepreneurs work on making better time management a top objective. Treasure – Most entrepreneurs assume that treasure means funding. It’s a jungle out there.

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Intellectual Property Startup United States Framework 249

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch Europe ran an article in November of last year that European startups need to work as hard as those in Silicon Valley and I echoed the sentiment in my post about the need for entrepreneurs to be maniacal about their businesses if one wants to work in the hyper competitive tech world. We were based in London.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 22, 2017

And the prime motivators of this massive destruction are the same class of entrepreneurs and innovators that have done it before. This time they are aided by tail winds brought on by the rapid spread of access to the Internet. In 1995, thirty-five million people used the Internet. Since 1999, the U.S.

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Artificial Inteligence Internet Hiring Global 118

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

At ffVC, our primary origination strategy is to provide a high level of services to entrepreneurs, and then let word of mouth spread. Out of over 70 companies that we have invested in since 1999, about 20 are in our home city, New York. They’re the entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of their respective disciplines.

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