Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. For starters we saw a huge influx of inexperienced managers enter the VC industry proving clearly that being a VC is not a purely quantitative job. The Funding Problem.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

With 7 billion people on the planet today, there are more than 6 billion mobile subscriptions, up from just 720 million in 2000. We will enable a generation of experimentation with innovative business models, in our industry making today’s form of revenue management look like a primitive art. This is big business.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 27, 2020

There is much debate as to whether Peter Drucker actually said to Mark Fields, then CEO of Ford Motor Company in March 2000. Regardless, the quote is used extensively these days to emphasize the importance of how a company operates over the why. “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” .

Lean 107

Lean Technical Review Forecast Cofounder 107

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. For lessons from Matt and his Return Path management team, many of who are now execs at Bolster, you want to read Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.

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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. 16 years later it’s just another software company. The result?

Azure 120

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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. 16 years later it’s just another software company. The result?

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S. That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion.

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IPO Entrepreneur Social Media Startup 273

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Small companies operate this way by necessity, and it works! So, no project can have fewer than, say, three people dedicated to it, plus people management and possibly some form of Product or Project Management. Managing 10,000 virtual servers in the Cloud Era sounds easy. It’s a big reason why they move quickly.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Educate them on regulations and industry standards that apply to your industry and offer practical guidance for device security, information security and device management. Actively and regularly educate employees about the reality of risk and their obligations. 2] ISACA, ISACA’s 2015 IT Risk/Reward Barometer , 2015.

Security 100

Security Intellectual Property Government Technical Review 100

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. In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. Thank you for the kind introduction. Innovation.

Private Equity 326

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 326

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Howard Morgan earned a PhD in Operations Research/Computer Science in 1968. Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. They did not take salaries during the first two years and invested more money in the firm than they received from management fees. and Half.com. They have sixteen people on staff.

Pre-Money Valuation 284

Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

The Equity Kicker

MAY 7, 2013

The traditional economy – a real economy with many large firms providing real goods and services, but their hierarchical management and focus on shareholder value are preventing them from responding well to the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.

Development Team Review 94

Development Team Review Business Plan Agile Operations 94

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. Arnie Gullov-Singh (ex-EVP of product, technology and operations for MySpace) also joined as CEO, as Sean Rad will assume the role of President. WordStream – Provides software and services that help businesses manage SEM and SEO campaigns. Primarily targets SMBs.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Accredited Investor Advertising 285

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Paulina Cabrera, Operation Coordinator for Solar Winds and Latinitas Volunteer Paulina Cabrera Paulina Cabrera grew up in Arlington, TX, but had the wonderful experience of living in Neiva, Colombia from 1997 to 2000. She is currently an Operations Coordinator at Solar Winds and volunteers for Latinitas. Austin, this time?—?to

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A site with a million users is much easier to manage today than it was in 2000. After all, napkin math tells us that if requests take 200 milliseconds, only five requests per second would saturate a processor core. Those requests had better be worth it!

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Guinea Application Development Ruby Web Development 200

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

Here are a few thoughts about operating in uncertainty in a pandemic. They have fewer cash reserves and less margin of error for managing sudden downturns. With the Covid-19 virus a worldwide pandemic, if you’re leading any startup or small business, you have to be asking yourself, “What’s Plan B? And what’s in my lifeboat?”.

Burn Rate 436

Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

Transformify

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The teenagers work as freelancers while Via Codigo manages the communication with the clients. It has operated for the past two years in Peru’s largest juvenile detention centre with an amazing success rate. Via Codigo has a running Webshop inside the detention center that currently works for local clients.

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Peru Non-Compete Web Development Switzerland 64

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 19, 2017

Between the spring of 2000 and the end of 2001, I had the worst, most stressful, and most painful business period of my life. I remember the trigger point being a 3/20/2000 article in Barron’s titled Burning Up: Warning: Internet companies are running out of cash — fast. I was too inexperienced in 2000 to understand this.

Internet 162

Internet Revenue .Net Operations 162

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

No one would suggest eliminating smartphones from our day-to-day lives and business operations, so following some simple mobile security guidelines can make all the difference in protecting your private information. Don is helping evolve research operations and research technology in line with the growth of Malware. formerly CA).

Security 160

Security Mobile Software Review Technical Review 160

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

Key Takeaway: The Chief Operating Officer is the second in command to the CEO – they’re the go-to person that should be running the business. Questions I ask Cameron Herold: [2:27] Are there some things in those early days of figuring operations out that really stuck with you? [3:38] Cameron Herold (02:35): Uh, something changed.

CTO 77

CTO Cofounder Networking Operations 77

VC Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

billion (net management fees and operational expenses). The Carmel I Fund, raised in 2000, had the highest performance, giving an internal rate of return (IRR) of 8% and a positive multiple of 1.4. Capital Raised by Israeli VC funds by Vintage Year* ($B) 2000-2010(E).

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IRR Venture Capital Institutional Investors 74

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

As we collect more and more data, it’s becoming increasingly hard to piece together and manage that data, and more importantly, to use that data in real-time to build better campaigns. Contact Management: The Beginning. launched a contact management software. All manual operations. Et voilà: the first CRM.

Customer 92

Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence Clickthrough 92

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Social media is seen as something new that can be bolted onto existing CRM and loyalty management platforms. I wanted to find a way to vastly simplify loyalty programs, eliminating most if not all of the costs and making them much lighter to deploy and manage. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 12, 2010

billion market cap), mid-sized (NetBotz with millions in revenue and funding), and small (sub-$1m operations like us). They were the disruptors, but they didn't profit from the disruption. Disruptive technology often comes from research groups commissioned to produce innovative ideas but unable to capitalize on them.

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Technical Review Software Review Engineer Search 243

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. That’s because every hour you spend managing your employer-provided health insurance is another hour you are not spending managing and improving your product or service.

Software Review 179

Software Review Employee Retention Government 179

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.

Silicon Valley 223

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 223

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. If you don’t manage what is said about you in social networks it could be detrimental. So tools in the areas of social CRM, social customer support & real-time data management will emerge. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

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Social Network Networking Internet EC2 297

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. The company had a huge burn rate but investors and management brought that under control by late 2008. VC’s fund their salaries and operations through management fees, which typically equal 2% per year.

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Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Private Equity 263

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.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

10- Address financial and operating metrics. By screening hundreds of SMB acquisition opportunities as managing partner at my private equity firm, I saw first-hand that the vast majority of small business owners run their firms without the benefit of good financial or operating metrics. Thanks to Leo B, RoofCalc ! #10-

Entrepreneur 73

Entrepreneur Social Media Liquidity Event Private Equity 73

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. The managing partner of the firm called me the next day. we had about 25 firms contacting us – more than I could manage. Experienced and serial entrepreneurs in the content management space. At the end of this post I’ll tell you what he said.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

My research was valuable enough for a large corporation that is known for creating a popular operating system to give us about $250K in funding. We are a group who support mental health practitioners with office management and administrative tasks remotely. I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. I was a Ph.D.

Entrepreneur 115

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 115

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

We all need some disturbance to keep us operating at our potential. We just closed out in 2017 our 10-year early-stage venture fund started in 2000. I heard this morning at All Saint’s Episcopal in Atlanta this excerpt from a pulpit prayer: “Disturb us, Lord, when our dreams come true because we dream too lowly.” Think about that.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Atlanta Software Review Early Stage 48

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2018

But when I felt as if I was under assault in my position as an account executive and global account manager for the largest oil company in the world, I knew I had to do something for myself and my family’s well-being. . When 9/11 happened, we had finished our most profitable year in 2000. I became an entrepreneur. .

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Florida CPA Dallas SBA 102

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

I started DBC because I found something to be able to work as efficiently as possible, without the corporate hierarchy of managers of managers. I hope that by putting a face and story to the cotton farmers, fabric weavers, and sewing machine operators we will all feel more connected to the hands that made our clothing possible.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Detroit Software Review Florida 99

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Jonathan is a speaker and advisor managing director of Resilient Growth Partners and a board member at Frost & Sullivan. He's a speaker and advisor managing director of resilient growth partners and a board at frost and Sullivan. And they fit into four buckets, financial, operational, external change and strategic change.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Networking United States Artificial Inteligence 60

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

And the product itself is invite-only so they can control volume and everybody has expectations managed. I know because I did this in early 2000. Most app-to-app products are inter-operable, Apple isn’t. I haven’t heard them pounding their chest and running big marketing campaigns. But life doesn’t end.

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Early Stage Stealth Marketing Startup 380