YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Partner with a defined contribution software provider. Partnering with a defined contribution provider can solve these challenges. Health insurance brokers partner with defined contribution software providers to increase their book of business. Losing group health insurance clients due to cost or participation requirements?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

And funds also have investments from the partners of the firm. For example, my firm, GRP Partners, has a $200 million fund that was closed in March 2009 and we have 4 investment partners. A round investor implies they are the “first institutional money in the deal.&# GRP Partners is stage agnostic.

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. Now Fortune has obtained more granular data, including returns for dotcom-era funds managed by such firms as Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Mutual Funds.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Instead of crying in their beers about it, Cotter and Tom Ball at Austin Ventures decided what to do next and came up with Small Ponds, which later became Whale Shark Media and then RetailMeNot (named after its largest digital property). No matter the name?—?the We started Coremetrics in 1999 selling to dot-coms.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. My company name is 3 Leaf Tea. The name is from when tea leaves get picked there’s often one two or three leaves and a bud.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 15, 2010

In 1999 I was working in the London offices of Andersen Consulting. But there was tons of client demand in Europe for Internet projects and very few people with real experience and so my senior partner in the London office was talking about 3 or 4 projects he was considering me for in Europe. Both Tyler & I are Nihon -files.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Before this, it was housed, since inception in 1999, within the walls of ATI, where the Wi-Fi Alliance and ATI built a unique, collaborative relationship. In its decade-long trek to making Wi-Fi ® a household name, the Wi-Fi Alliance has certified more than 9,000 products for Wi-Fi usage and cross-brand interoperability.

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Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

Despite Kenya has been named as the fasted growing payments market in Africa, there is still a lot to be done to develop the local business angel community. Mbwana Alliy Founder and Managing Partner at Savannah Fund. He has extensive experience working in Kenya’s tech industry, having founded Wananchi Online in 1999.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

Hahaha, I laugh because later in his talk he mentions another website with a long name. Later, Michiewicz partnered up with someone much older (not 15) who had the business know-how to take WebmasterResources to the next level. One idea that never took off was NameMyThingey.com where you can crowdsource business names.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2019

The right company and colleagues are better than the perfect title, role or brand name. It was 1999 and I had valuable Internet skills. They called the partner in America responsible for the project, Grieg Coppe, put him on the phone and he said, “what the hell are you doing there?” Find your tribes. Ok, maybe I was.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

If you recognize David Cohen’s name, but not David Brown’s, you have a new David in your world. 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. It’s a delight to get to work with both of these guys.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. After AOL acquired Netscape in 1999, the browser wars ended and browser innovation stopped for many years. I am naming your car ‘La Bamba.’”

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2014

His name will be familiar to plenty of you – it’s Fred Wilson. I’m fortunate to have three amazing partners, an awesome team that I get to work with every day, a hugely supportive set of about 20 LPs, and hundreds of entrepreneurs who we love to work with, and whom I think respect us and appreciate us a great deal.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Naming a Business. 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. Durkin , managing partner with the Boston -based law firm Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove LLP. FROM OUR PARTNERS. ); ); ); ADVERTISEMENT.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2018

Besides, I have a set way to conduct interviews and record the responses of potential alliance partners. Then there’s Ruth, a young lady with a solid, trustworthy name and a spectacularly vivid imagination. Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Messages can be classified as public or private; named or anonymous. Founded in 1999 in Austin, Texas. Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Brought in new CEO, Russ Reeder in 2008. Competitors: SmashWords , Google Books. Founded by Shawn Gold (ex-MySpace CMO).

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

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. can introduce a ‘fighter brand,’ a lower-priced version of the premium offering sold under a different name and backed by minimal advertising.” Premium-brand market leaders [.]

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dashes.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

There are folks who dont like me, or who are annoyed by me, but if Id broken somebodys trust in regard to their work, I guarantee itd be just about the first thing youd find when you Google my name. I would love to be plagiarized and embroiled in a lawsuit--the curiosity factor alone would boost my sales and name recognition exponentially.

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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. Three months after getting up and running, the tech bubble burst and all the money dried up.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 22, 2020

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I started my business when my first book (on telecommuting) was published in 1999 (in the dark ages of virtual work!). Photo Credit: Debra A.

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The Equity Kicker

APRIL 13, 2017

In 1999 when I started in venture capital there were no blogs and very few business books that were useful for entrepreneurs. Here at Forward Partners we have worked hard to contribute to this development by publishing The Path Forward – a playbook and set of practical guides for founders in their first year or two.

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Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2014

The 1999 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade even featured a balloon created in its image. Part of the problem was that the company bought into its own hype, but the bigger sin was that Pets.com’s owners—Hummer Winblad Venture Partners—ignored the fundamentals. Well, for one thing, the name. What Went Wrong? What Went Wrong?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The new device could hold names, email addresses, phone and fax numbers and incoming and outgoing messages. In 1999, about the same time RIM introduced its first interactive pager, another advanced technology company, TiVo , shipped its first product. In 1997, RIM introduced the first packet-switched messaging device. Video Recording.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

My partner Ross Kimbarovsky and I wanted to help people from around the world access creative talent and help creative from around the world find new talent. For buyers, it is a place to post a creative project, name their own price, watch the world contribute ideas and choose the one they like best. 2 – To Help People.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 24, 2011

This is a guest post by Jeff Jordan, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. The name was shortened to “Airbnb” and they launched their website in 2009. 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.

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David Teten

MARCH 2, 2013

Assuming you have a large amount of capital to invest, the relatively easy decision is to invest in one of the brand-name, multi-billion dollar VCs. For larger funds whose Partners can earn 7-digit compensation before producing any profits for investors, incentives are not fully aligned.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

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). We were all at each other’s weddings, brit milah / baby namings and unfortunately a funeral. I knew my partners for 8 years before joining GRP. I learned how to better run a product management process.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

No name for a company transforms the idea into one of the world's most admired brands. Remember, Bezos did not have a name for his company, and he didn't have a company. Think of it as a mantra in 1998, in a second shareholder letter, or 1999 Yeah. (20:43): If you can remember a good Italian name like Carmine Gallo.

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Up and Running

JUNE 3, 2014

In 1999, he and a business partner launched Sunshine Recycling Inc. , When asked to name a time when his business struggled the most, Keith Ferguson quickly points to the economic recession. ’” Chuck Herb never planned on owning a waste management company either.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 17, 2022

When I started with SEO, believe it or not was in 1999 long time ago. It was just PR and community building, but we pitched a newspaper, you know, or we went out to a nonprofit agency and got them, you know, to partner. Enter your name and email address below and I'll send you periodic updates about the podcast. powered by.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 14, 2018

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 2- A name to push back against antiquated industry practices. 3- Used my name as part of it. Thanks to Nicole T. Photo Credit: Tony Palazzo.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2022

When I started with SEO, believe it or not was in 1999, long time ago. It was just PR and community building, but we pitched a newspaper, you know, or we went out to a nonprofit agency and got them, you know, to partner what? Enter your name and email address below and I'll send you periodic updates about the podcast.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

First Name. that did so in 1999 and 2000, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by Jay R. billion in an effort to meet new deficit targets agreed with euro-zone partners. Your question to the Journal Community Your comments on articles will show your real name and not a username. Why use your real name?

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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. In 1999, record valuations coexisted with record IPOs and shareholder liquidity. LIMITED PARTNERS (LPS).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Mine started this way … I started my first company in the “go-go years&# of the Internet: 1999. We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We were based in London. a few days before the wheels came off of the market). I thought that, too.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

You may feel as I did in 1999 that the more smart people around the table the more intros you’ll have, the more sage advice you’ll receive and the more impressive you’ll seem to outsiders. Let’s say each of those 5 partners has at least 7 other investments each. The Perils of Many.

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