Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble. Carpe Diem. The world of building profitable startups ended in 1995.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Genuine VC

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

There are a couple classic archetypes of internet/software founders, including the genius college student cooking up something quirky but ultimately disruptive in his dorm room who launches his company straight out of undergrad. Reactions when I told people I was an “internet entrepreneur” ranged from smirks to blank stares.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

There are already more than 2000 hackerspaces worldwide, as listed on the Hackerspace Wiki. New products emerge, as diverse as networked-art installations, Internet-of-Things innovations, and many other hybrid software-hardware solutions. Provides networking with cofounders and strategic partners.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

We now have at least one generation of VCs and entrepreneurs who didn’t experience the collapse of the Internet bubble. Sometime in the spring of 2000, all of them hit their peak stock price. The day after, not so much … The post Emotional Lessons From the Collapse of the Internet Bubble appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2016

What about the internet? It’s long past the year 2000 now and you really should be using the internet to further your business goals. Successful businesses succeed on the back of the tools that the internet can offer, but before we have a look at the tools, let’s talk about success. The internet has it all!

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2018

Really, while people of all ages will require a trip to the dentist from time to time, a large part of your client base will be those of an elderly age, who often won’t have a great amount of accessibility to the Internet.

Technical Review 118

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

It’s also meaningless if they had four $200 million funds and the last one they closed was in 2000. Unfortunately over the period of 2000-2010 the VC industry hasn’t performed well and therefore the number of funds going forward is likely to reduce greatly. GRP’s last fund was in 2000. What is a VC fund?

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Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

The End of “Internet” Companies. Al Gore's 2012 Induction to the Internet Hall of Fame. I’m not sure whether it’s 10 years from now or 50 years from now, but at some point in the medium to long term future we’ll cease talking about “internet” companies in any meaningful sense.

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Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

In 2000, when a slowdown in the industry forced a sharp refocusing of the company’s efforts, UEC enlisted the SBDC in helping expand into federal contracting. The Center helped the company in several ways, including creating a profile with Central Contractor Registration, navigating federal listings for contracts, and preparing proposals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. Since Keiretsu Forum’s founding in 2000, its members have invested over $200M in 260 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, and real estate. Here are the largest flocks: Angelsoft.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

I think it might actually be more useful to think of the PC and the internet as separate revolutions with the PC related bubble crashing in the late 1980s and the PC deployment period thereafter overlapping with the installation period for the internet.

Internet 137

Internet eCommerce Stock Search 137

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. The top quartile funds have performed well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The top 40 startup accelerators and incubators in North America in 2023 ” But don’t expect incubators to magically convert your pre-hatched idea into a successful company. That’s about the same ratio that angel investors claim.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. The two companies did the same thing and were the only two competitors in a nascent category called “email change of address” (Veripost’s original name was IECOA which stood for “Internet Email Change of Address”). Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path.

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Genuine VC

MARCH 26, 2012

Over the past decade, VCs have been lamenting about the poor state of the IPO markets and that the number of real potential acquirers for consumer internet startups has dwindled down to a handful, if that. Overall, a much more positive picture than the late 2000’s.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Bridge Between Online Services & The Internet. It preceded the WWW but then become the onramp to the Internet for newbies. When Time Warner & AOL merged it was widely feared that this would be a monopoly that would control the Internet. For a nanosecond Rupert Murdoch seemed like the smartest guy on the Internet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The top 40 startup accelerators and incubators in North America in 2020 ” But don’t expect incubators to magically convert your pre-hatched idea into a successful company. That’s about the same ratio that angel investors claim.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

He added that current Internet trends favor NYC, given the reliance on creativity, design, and the importance of consumers – all areas in which NYC excels. Lastly, he touched on the distrust of equity following the bubble in 2000, and that, particularly on the East Coast, people need to see good exits and good exits that reward employees.

Technical Review 281

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Cofounder API 281

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Up until late August, Lightning Labs had capped the channel capacity and payment size for users of their popular implementation of the network to ~$2000 USD and ~$500 respectively to better protect user funds with experimental software. . Instant: all settlement on Lightning happens instantly. Instead, we’ll own our own identity via LSATs. .

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Or 134 times all the Internet Protocol traffic (fixed and mobile) generated in the year 2000. Much of the increase in mobile traffic can be attributed to continued strong growth in the number of mobile Internet connections (personal devices and machine-to-machine applications). Or 3 trillion video clips (e.g., Mbps) to 2017 (3.9

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Genuine VC

MARCH 26, 2012

Over the past decade, VCs have been lamenting about the poor state of the IPO markets and that the number of real potential acquirers for consumer internet startups has dwindled down to a handful, if that. Overall, a much more positive picture than the late 2000’s.

Acquisition 100

Acquisition Internet IPO Venture Capital 100

Genuine VC

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Originally, I had invited a dozen or so internet entrepreneurs to a Cambridge bar where we crammed into the back room wearing hand-drawn nametags. In the mid-2000’s, there weren’t a lot of options to do so, as the ecosystem vibe still hadn’t recovered from the dot-com bubble burst.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The same is true for Internet services, digital media and most products that involve significant up-front research and development (R&D) costs. In 2000, the company had slightly more than 22,000 workers in the United States and nearly 30,000 workers overseas. Today, Oracle has 40,000 workers in the United States and 66,000 abroad.

Technical Review 155

Technical Review United States Software Review China 155

VC Adventure

JULY 5, 2011

CodeSpace will be located in Trada’s downtown Boulder offices and will have over 2000 sq ft of space dedicated to the effort. There are spots for three dev teams (1-4 people each) for semi-permanent space as well as come-as-you-are dev and co-working space (with whiteboards, internet, access to caffeinated beverages, etc).

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Ads require an Internet connection and therefore turning off the data connection can stop the ads from popping up. Reducing the “random” and “unsolicited” connections to the Internet reduces the attack surface. formerly CA). In 2004 Don moved to threat research.

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Security Mobile Software Review Technical Review 160

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

There is an industry changing shift going on in the internet and mobile-based IT space for sure. Dan believed that consumer internet entrepreneurs have a choice now: traditional VC vs. super seed investors. Retail investors were burned in IPOs in 2000, Consumers getting burned by services disappearing) Minutes 31-35.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The company was decimated by the collapse of the Internet bubble and ultimately went bankrupt. After I sold my company and started investing in companies in 1994, Charlie and I talked regularly about the Internet, which was just emerging as something that large companies should pay attention to.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Boston Internet Venture Capital 150

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Yahoo would hit $104/share in March 2000 with a market cap of $104 billion.) The boom in Internet startups would last 4½ years until it came crashing down to earth in March 2000.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

This is part of the reason tech startups are the most popular type of startup – it’s easy to reach millions on the internet, regardless of where they live or when they do business. A really big market, ideally in the realm of millions. Your local cafe does not have this luxury. You’d like input and guidance from an expert.

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Small Business Exit Strategy Cofounder Angel Investor 154

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. President Bieto, Dean Sauquet, members of the faculty, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen….Thank Thank you for the kind introduction. Now look around.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Accessing the Internet on a phone was doable, but the experience was pretty bad. 2 nd decade (early 2000): The First Content Management Systems (CMS). A new revolution began when high-speed Internet connections became available to most of the developed world. 3 rd decade (2010): New generation of CMS targeting a wider market.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 3, 2013

age group varies according to source, but the generation is roughly composed of those born between 1981 and 2000, according to Pew Research. million millennials are mobile Internet users and over half (49 million) of the 86.2 Isn’t that what all millennials just want: respect? Make it mobile. Roughly 50.3

Email 141

Email Software Review Technical Review Social Media 141

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Lyft requires you to be at least 23 years old and have your own four-door car (2000 or newer) in good working condition. Requirements: You must have access to a web cam and a reliable Internet connection. Users can purchase advice by the minute, half hour or hour and even buy tickets to a webinar.

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Securities and Exchange Commission San Francisco Miami United Kingdom 263

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 12, 2010

In retrospect we say that Google transformed how people find information, and further, how advertising works on the Internet. Their technology proved superior, but "a better search engine" was hardly a new idea. Scott Berkun gives several other examples in a recent BusinessWeek article. The disruptors often don't make the money.

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Technical Review Software Review Engineer Search 243

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Remembering the insanity before 2000. But, when the bubble burst in 2000, most of us quickly grew up. Revenue models became more important a measure than traffic, although market share was and still is an over-weighted part of the value of any Internet-based entity. And the numbers were staggering. Microsoft paid $9.00

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 23, 2023

2- Personal inspiration Photo Credit: Terina Nicole I launched my business 23 years ago in the year 2000. Inty is a word my friends and I used as kids for the internet. As my business is internet-based (SEO), the name made sense and also had sentimental value. We wanted to say no to Tingo! Thanks to Parry Bedi, Tingono ! #2-

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Naming Entrepreneur Technical Review Design 125

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2011

I like doing anything and everything I can over the internet. Some might say this is because I am a college-aged millennial whose social skills have been stunted by technology, but I think it has more to do with the ease, convenience and immediacy the internet provides. The internet will prevail. Internet’s got your back.

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Small Business New Jersey Internet Bootstrapping 105