Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

Here are a few success stories of business angels, investors and managers who dared to invest their time and cash ( source: [link]. Mbwana Alliy Founder and Managing Partner at Savannah Fund. Nikolai Barnwell Program Manager Nairobi at 88MPH. Then, how has Kenya built its start-up ecosystem?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

approx 1999-07. John Frankel started as an individual angel investor in New York in 1999. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2007: Mixed Signs of Growth” Unknown. 1961- 1996.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 6, 2023

In fact, Malekzadeh would simply wait until the shoes he’d presold were released, then purchase them on the open market from retailers such as StockX, according to people familiar with his operation who asked to remain anonymous because the matter is sensitive. ” Mixtape Sites Like DatPiff Propelled Rap. Mattel and Warner Bros.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The response from customers and technology partners validates we are onto something big. Baughman was most recently with Polycom where he was Vice President, Product Management of a $700 million revenue video solutions group, and was key in managing Polycom’s strategic partnership with Microsoft. Naval Nuclear Power Program.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

A formal business plan is necessary to show all interested parties -- employees, investors, partners and yourself -- that you are committed to building the business. To attract employees and a management team. The business plan provides a roadmap from which to operate, and to look to for direction in times of doubt.

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Ben's Blog

JANUARY 31, 2012

After raising our first round of funding for Loudcloud in 1999, we went to visit our new venture capital firm and meet their full team. As founding CEO, I remember being quite excited to meet our financial backers and talk about how we could partner to build a great company. That question tortured me for months.

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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. On a “dream big” kind of note, I would love to meet Mark Cuban as he was one of the people responsible for broadcast.com back in 1999 when it sold to Yahoo. human brains love stories.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

A little over a year ago, he joined Techstars full time as one of the three managing partners – the other two being David Cohen and Mark Solon. Brown runs the organization day to day and Solon manages all the fund and capital formation activity. It’s a delight to get to work with both of these guys.

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Up and Running

JUNE 3, 2014

Today in Oklahoma City, Okla, Keith and Cheryl own three separate companies that manage and dispose of a variety of waste, from hazardous and commercial waste, to the treatment of industrial waters and grease trap cleaning. ’” Chuck Herb never planned on owning a waste management company either. No businesses, no trash.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. Office and Operations. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Managing Creativity. Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. FROM OUR PARTNERS. ); ); ); ADVERTISEMENT.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active. Back in 1999, it all ended very bad.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

At the same time it seemed that whenever I would have a conversation with a friend, family member, colleague, manager, executive–you name it!–about I have encountered numerous companies with bad customer service, or bad financial management, or unprofessional stuff, you name it. Thanks to Nancy D.

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The Next Web

JUNE 20, 2013

When cloud services company Cornerstone OnDemand got its start in Los Angeles in 1999, the odds were against it. Improbably, founder and CEO Adam Miller and his partners soldiered on to eventually build a $2 billion+ cloud company. The company has managed 95 percent retention of clients.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. Susan Balloch, Managing Director of Golden Seeds. Agenda: 4-speaker panel on February 28th, 6:30-9pm. 6:30 Registration.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Ensure that you have a chef/kitchen manager whom you can trust, who can run a team which can prepare food in a timely manner, with consistent quality and presentation. The Profit First Cash Management system is the best at absolutely ensuring profitability from the very first deposit. They’ll manage. Accept Reservations.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 3, 2016

I had actually developed the logo in 1999 and it is now on the back of my entire product line. I was trying to think of a name for my public relations and social media management agency that was memorable and catchy. Our projects will begin to have a financial or operational impact within the first 90 days. 10 – Chemistry.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

My original post was directed at hiring managers. My view still stands – for many hiring managers a large factor in looking through resumes of somebody who is 30+ and has never worked somewhere for more than 18 months will be the job hopping element. I learned how to better run a product management process.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I had an MBA, had done a few years of strategy consulting and knew all of the management theory. He was to head up UK operations. From then on I was forced to do detailed sales calls, get intimately involved with product management decisions and even make minute technical operation decisions. True story.)

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 24, 2011

This is a guest post by Jeff Jordan, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. 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.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Statistically, less than 50 percent of small businesses are still operational after five years. Tony Hsieh, CEO of online clothing retailer Zappos, has made company culture a focal point in his management style. million in 1999, Zappos is now worth $1 billion. Running a small business is a daunting challenge.

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2019

But if you work in an environment where the person working next to you is a full-time Account Manager at an unrelated company, and a freelancer in the same workspace is working on their own web design projects, and you’re all working independently while sharing the same space… you are coworking! How do I know if coworking is right for me?

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Since founding my business in 1981 as a typing and editing service, I’ve operated under many names/websites. For this work, I operate under the name Going Beyond Sustainability. Several years ago, my partner and I were busting our tails for 18 hours a day, but we weren’t really running our home services business.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The venture capital industry is continuing its evolution from an upside-down pyramid (typically 3-10 Partners, plus some administrative support) to a traditional hierarchical pyramid. Summit Partners and TA Associates have leveraged their origination programs to move into later stage buyouts.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Fred mentioned that in great investment firms the senior partners can continue investing for a long time without leaving the firm but eventually need to give more control to the younger partners. In firms where this transition doesn’t begin the talented younger partners splinter off and form their own firms.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

I was met by a very apologetic manager who said, “We’ve been trying to get a hold of you for the last week. The manager of the training department who hired you wasn’t authorized to do so – and he’s been fired. “And, oh by the way, can you write the manuals for the operators while you’re at it.&#

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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. Swing is now at over 1,200 school partners and has filled over 115,000 teacher absence days. RigUp is a leading labor marketplace focused on the oilfield services industry.

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www.igda.org

JULY 24, 2012

Ive spent 20 years developing and managing software projects. But, over time, I noticed that the productivity losses that result from working too many extra hours start taking a bigger toll faster than most software managers realize. What Management Wants.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. These mutual funds “mark-to-market” every day, and fund managers are compensated periodically on this performance.

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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. that did so in 1999 and 2000, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by Jay R. Most people want to know management is accountable.". Why Register? Todays Paper.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 20, 2019

John Nicolopoulos, Partner at RMS US LLP, the 5th largest financial advisory firm in the US where he specializes in restaurants, says ‘Stay in Your Lane’. Profit First is a cash management system that puts every dollar that comes into your restaurant to work. “In November of 1999, I opened my first restaurant in Boston.

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David Teten

JANUARY 8, 2013

According to Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, about 10-15% of the 1,000 active venture capitalists in the U.S. Fewer private equity funds are using social media for outreach, but 2xPartners , Healthpoint Capital , and MCM Capital Partners are notable exceptions.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 22, 2020

I started my business when my first book (on telecommuting) was published in 1999 (in the dark ages of virtual work!). There were hundreds of companies operating in the same niche. These characteristics are important elements of our corporate identity and operational mission statement. The dictionary of synonyms did not help.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

We selected this benchmark because it reflects the phase in which companies have proven product viability, achieved initial product/market fit, and are now expanding sales and growing more complex operations. and have gained management experience at large organizations such as Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

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ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

Messenger (1998), and MSN/Windows Live Messenger (1999). Then there’s a 2015 survey of 600 B2B marketers conducted by Crowd Research Partners , which found that 80% of marketers thought their lead generation efforts were only “slightly effective” or “somewhat effective.”. It’s been around since the mid-1990s. Image Source.

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