Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 19, 2009
I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name. Folksonomy.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Back in 1999, Amazon patented a feature and changed their own process and on-line commerce forever: One-click purchasing, versus re-entering name, address, and credit card information for every transaction. He got even by going viral, so easy to do these days, costing shareholders perhaps $180 million.
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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. One idea that never took off was NameMyThingey.com where you can crowdsource business names. People would get 50-100 name recommendations and be indecisive and not choose a name after all. Alright back to the talk.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 6, 2015
The positive reception of the brand increased to the point of being named Tech Company of the Year by USA Today. The stunt went viral, with the app receiving plenty of publicity. In 1999, eCommerce company, Half.com , turned a $100,000 investment into a $300,000,000 sale. Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.
abovethecrowd.com
OCTOBER 17, 2013
The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. Awareness of the service was clearly spreading virally through word of mouth. Customers are first asked to fill out an in depth profile to help identify their size, style, and preferences.
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 1, 2016
We built some early ecommerce sites around 1999 and back office order processing systems using visual basic for applications (VBA). Our goal was to create a viral environment where personal networks and recommendations helped drive online store purchases. . #8 – Almost By Mistake. Photo Credit: Marcus Miller. I was a developer.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. When you order an Amazon Kindle it comes pre-configured with your user name already configured into the device so that you can click a single button and buy shit. There are 20x more consumers online. And buy people are doing en masse.
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