Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. This may work in stable markets and technologies. But today very few of those remain.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. This may work in stable markets and technologies. But today very few of those remain.
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YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 5, 2013
CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. Of course incumbents cannot be expected to jeopardize their revenue streams or investments in CRM platforms with new concepts that wipe out the need for their current solutions.
Ben's Blog
JUNE 18, 2011
If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000. So it looks like the market leaders are trading closer to recession multiples than bubble multiples. Horace Dediu, Asymco.
www.usatoday.com
JULY 16, 2012
The dot-com boom of early 2000 saw a proliferation of similar anything-at-your-service start-ups. Others, such as Loosecubes, are looking for a more consistent stream of revenue by switching to a subscription-based model. Thats real money." Struggling to manage costs, the start-up closed shop as quickly as it opened.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
JUNE 19, 2010
I got out of the university in early 2000 and I never went on to a full-time job, so it’s always been an online business for me. Adding Ad Revenue. I hired those writers, the traffic increased, I started getting more revenue from advertising, and the income increased to about $1,500 per month as a result of that.
Duct Tape Marketing
AUGUST 11, 2016
Is it revenue or is it bookings? It’s not often that I pull a dusty old marketing book off my bookshelf to talk about a more current marketing topic, but almost 20 years ago I stumbled upon Jay Abraham’s book, Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got , and I think what he shared in 2000 is still relevant today.
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