abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 1999, Jack Ma created Alibaba , a Chinese-based B2B marketplace for connecting small and medium enterprise with potential export opportunities. We estimate that the global GMV for ride sharing was over $100B in 2018 (including Uber, Didi, Grab, Lyft, Yandex, etc) and still growing handsomely.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

I bought the Rocket eBook Reader in 1999. And if you’re a startup CFO, finance lead, bean counter, or presentation slide deck preparer, then you should read this book. Managing Partner , Tangent Capital. And what interests me is who makes the money on timing these trends. . I have the purchase history to prove it.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The original company name was Scene on TV (going back to 1999), and I expanded into movies, and the name was also confusing to people (Scene instead of Seen). I started a consulting firm called Global Marketing Resources, LLC in 2000 as source for additional income while I was a corporate executive. Photo Credit: Ajay Prasad.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

My number one goal in 1999 when my wife (fiancé at the time) Abby and I started our firm was to create a business that allowed us to raise and support our family on our own terms—just like my parents’ business allowed them to do for more than 30 years. My parents were also small business owners. Find a problem and solve the sucker.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Piracy became so associated with startups that when, in 1999, the cable network TNT released a movie about the heated rivalry between Steve Jobs and Apple, and Bill Gates and Microsoft, it was titled, “Pirates of Silicon Valley.” Do we truly care about the importance of diversity and inclusion for our team?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Or simply not having to worry about your finances in general? 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. He has read many books on investing, personal finance, and business. Financial freedom.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Decades ago, the thesis of Yossi Vardi , a prolific technology entrepreneur who has invested in 75 Israeli startups, was that Israeli entrepreneurs should seek quick exit opportunities through global corporations interested in buying a window into Israeli talent and technology. Today, this thesis is less relevant. American VCs are critical.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 4, 2012

Global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions Avaya, based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, recently announced its purchase of RADVISION for $230m. Not only a birthplace – it has been ahead of the curve,” said Anil Jain, managing director of Jain Irrigation. Burrill already manages $1.5

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

According to Dow Jones VentureSource Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Kim Gagliardi, 3,404 venture financing rounds were completed in 2011, down 47% from the 6,361 closed in 2000. Levy should know, in 1999 he founded eHatchery, an Atlanta-based precursor to today’s accelerators. Slimmer Pickings.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Receive and manage newsletters. Loading… Personal Finance. Personal Finance. that did so in 1999 and 2000, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by Jay R. Why Register? Todays Paper.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 26, 2012

This from a man who knows from having made bigger investments that are smaller : Duncan Davidson, Managing Director of Menlo Park-based Bullpen Capital. They all went away; they got rolled up in 1999 and 2000 into these too-big-to-fail banking operations," Davidson tells us. Brown & Sons, Montgomery Securities. The question is why?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

These standards allowed global collaboration and expanded the boundaries of trade. The great promise of the Internet was the ability to break down barriers and allow you to sell products and services globally, benefitting buyer and seller. Regulation will come.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

MAY 5, 2016

Brian Kasser most recently led the global Software and SaaS Practice for Russell Reynolds Associates, based in Palo Alto. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Brian worked at Salomon Brothers, Lehman Brothers and Thomas Weisel Partners, where he joined at the firm’s inception in early 1999.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2012

According to Dow Jones VentureSource Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Kim Gagliardi, 3,404 venture financing rounds were completed in 2011, down 47% from the 6,361 closed in 2000. Levy should know, in 1999 he founded eHatchery, an Atlanta-based precursor to today’s accelerators. Accelerators are also booming.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Prior to crowdSPRING, I was producer and production manager in the film and television industry and Ross was an attorney in private practice specializing in intellectual property. For creatives, it is a global stage for creativity where title and experience don’t matter. Thanks to Mike Samson, crowdSPRING. #3

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Ben's Blog

JULY 24, 2011

I joined eBay in 1999, early in its life, and had the privilege of witnessing and contributing to the development of one of the most iconic e-commerce businesses. And they have been ably managing the operations amidst simply explosive growth. For me, it was a true déjà vu experience.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 14, 2011

Who would have thought that Apple would be the world biggest music retailer today back in 1999? Q2: How is social community management being handled within the creative agencies? We need to see evidence in market of governments and global representative bodies taking punitive measures against security breaches and hacking.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 14, 2011

Who would have thought that Apple would be the world biggest music retailer today back in 1999? Q2: How is social community management being handled within the creative agencies? We need to see evidence in market of governments and global representative bodies taking punitive measures against security breaches and hacking.

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