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.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

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. This next wave of web startups; Social Networks and Mobile Applications, now reached 100’s of millions of customers.

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Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 335

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

GigaOM Structure aims tackle the challenge of understanding how to architect data centers, networks and applications along with the big questions emerging in computing and IT. Attend the world’s largest social media marketing conference of the year! GigaOM Structure. Computing is everywhere! Are you up for the challenge?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. 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. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Steve Blank

JUNE 17, 2011

Ben offers that as Apple, Google and Amazon survived the dot.com crash, we can ignore the fate of the thousands of failed public and private dot.com companies when the bubble burst in March of 2000. While Shills have no credibility, Promoters have “brand-name” credibility that makes the Marks trust them.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. If anything it’s the tame version.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were! If you are a technology consultant and your name should be on this list, add a comment to this blog entry or contact me directly. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce? And why would you hire a technology guy who launched a failed startup?

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Does the photo look like something taken on a mobile phone from 2000? Stop scamming buyers in the name of shipping fee and never play around with their trust. Our next step was to find out the best content channels, and identifying the main social networks where our articles and posts had maximum visibility and shares.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

I mean there’s probably 2000 words on that page, but then links off to in a very logical way. I’ve done blog networks and whatever. Google My Business, they change their name every week, but yeah, the one they’ve stuck with lately Google My Business, so local SEO. It’s not just an internal link.

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SEO Kansas City Kansas Missouri 59

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

It is important to get involved with different startup networks, conferences, and competitions. Here is a short list of conferences, competitions, and networks to check out for upcoming events. Another option is to go straight to a network designed specifically for angel investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. before the really profitable years of social networking and when many in the industry were despondent. If anything it’s the tame version.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 176

Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

My generation, dubbed Generation X after a popular novel of the same name , was typically characterized as being aimless and cynical, prematurely embittered by dead-end jobs, the generally awful state of the world, and an overall sense of cultural exhaustion. In 1995, though, I wasn’t truly network-literate yet.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Productive Programming - Gabriel Weinberg , August 31, 2010 BIG disclaimer: I'm not formally trained in computer science (aside from two classes at MIT in 2000) and I haven't worked closely with that many programmers or teams (maybe 10 or so). Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2017

.” Some entrepreneurs and business owners believe that a brand is merely their company’s name and logo. The name of your company and your logo are two important elements of your brand, but your brand is more than the company name and logo. This is only partially true. Plan For The Future While Focusing On Today.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2016

Anyone looking to carve out a promising career, and “future-proof” themselves professionally , will need to focus on treating their personal reputation as a distinct brand name. Making a name for yourself has never been so critical, and crafting an identity is exactly where branding (when done right) excels. Microsoft’s recent $26.2

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

declined Microsoft’s offer (summer 2000) to be the first enterprise software company with a.NET product (a Microsoft employee came back from a follow-up meeting with Allen and said “He reminds me of a lot of CEOs of companies that we’ve worked with… that have gone bankrupt.”). Company : Cryptine Networks.

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Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, is acquiring Provigent, an Israeli company which develops system-on-a-chip products that enable wireless system vendors to deliver broadband wireless backhaul systems to network operators. DELL INAUGURATES ISRAELI R&D CENTER, DOUBLES WORKERS.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How to stay lean and iterate quickly while you’re building a two sided marketplace, especially when “network effect” and “critical mass” are the two main focuses? Spend 20% of your time building a network of advisors that can help you. Warning: Typos, run-on sentences, and crappy formatting.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

So here goes… My given name is Cibicue Gerardo Perez. Ok, so after I tell people my name, almost always, like clockwork, comes the inevitable question… How did you get a name like that and what does it mean? Between 2000 and 2007, I did not do any graphic design work. Hence the name monsterleo.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

So here goes… My given name is Cibicue Gerardo Perez. Ok, so after I tell people my name, almost always, like clockwork, comes the inevitable question… How did you get a name like that and what does it mean? Between 2000 and 2007, I did not do any graphic design work. Hence the name monsterleo.

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Wisconsin Design Community Naming 96

Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

Core Business Expenses Business Filing Fees - This includes your business license, fictitious name statement, and reseller license fees (if applicable). at 3:49 pm I actually spend a decent amount on domain names now-a-days. at 3:57 pm Another expense is business cards $25, which are a great networking tool to use where you live.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Hosting Salary 52

Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

I did this for about 6 months; I updated the graphic design twice, tried two different shopping carts, added new products, changed category names, added a personal greeting on the home page, adjusted shipping costs, added an 800 number, and made about 20 other changes.

Design 51

Design Software Review Marketing Software Developers 51

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. Wintegra, founded in 2000, has 165 employees with the majority of its R&D development team located in Ra’anana, Israel, and Austin, Texas.

Bandwidth 79

Bandwidth Framework Forecast 79

Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

1999/2000 was the startup heyday, and I was in the hot space of telecoms – it all looked promising. There were no social networks, let alone sharing economy then, so it took a while to take off. As we expanded, BlaBlaCar never had different names in different locations. And that was the start of an interesting journey.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. Graphs - Chris Dixon , July 22, 2010 It has become customary to use “ graph &# to refer to the underlying data structures at social networks like Facebook. and tips for buyers looking for logo design.

Software Review 217

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

4G/LTE and WiMax networks and provide full cell awareness. Spacecom is offering a wide range of Pan African satellite services, including: Cellular backhaul, Rural telephony, Broadband VSAT networks, e-government, e-learning, e- health, Direct To Home (DTH) Multi-channel platforms, DSNG, Video Distribution & Contribution.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Founders receive all the accolades and attention, but it’s employees number 2 through 2000 that turn a great idea into a great business. Julisa spoke to entrepreneurs, lawyers, headhunters, VCs and professors in the Boston startup ecosystem and pushed them to name their favorite dirt road stage, SaaS companies.

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Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Founders receive all the accolades and attention, but it’s employees number 2 through 2000 that turn a great idea into a great business. Julisa spoke to entrepreneurs, lawyers, headhunters, VCs and professors in the Boston startup ecosystem and pushed them to name their favorite dirt road stage, SaaS companies.

Startup 20

Startup Boston Vertical Community 20