Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

With a different business model, we wanted a name that didn’t sound like areal estate brokerage. I came up with my business name, Kate’s Theatrics at about 9pm April 14, 2001. Someone, I wish I remember who, advised me to create my own business for all of my acting/theatre work.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Recently several entrepreneurs in New York City got together to do just that, holding the inaugural Startup Funeral to honor the memory of three dead technology companies. Max Delivery does the same, with one big difference: Kozmo was free and was killed by its high-cost, low-revenue business model. (In

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Successful entrepreneurs become that way by being on the leading edge of trends involving consumer behaviors and preferences and ways to capitalize on them. Canada Drugs was the online pharmacy that he launched in 2001. One of my pharmacy contacts was looking at this business model in 1999, and asked for my input,” Thorkelson said. “It

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Those with strong business models suddenly stand out when the tide goes out.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Recently several entrepreneurs in New York City got together to do just that, holding the inaugural Startup Funeral to honor the memory of three dead technology companies. Max Delivery does the same, with one big difference: Kozmo was free and was killed by its high-cost, low-revenue business model. (In

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Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Combined with the usual summer slowdown, some are already raising the spectre of 2001 or 2008. Recession or not, what is universal is the bewilderment of many entrepreneurs on how negative VCs have become over the past nine months after almost five years of non-stop cheerleading. The road ahead for entrepreneurs.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

10 – Obsessed with Entrepreneurs & Music. I am obsessed with entrepreneurs. After years working in fashion PR/Marketing in NYC and Milan, and then as a co-founder/owner of a Brooklyn-based rock ’n’ roll play space for kids under 5, I found myself becoming overly excited about my friends starting new businesses.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. But I digress?—?this

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2014

million—than at any point since 2001. The issue is a complex one, not least because the next generation of would-be entrepreneurs lacks the basic skills and knowledge needed to get a business up and running. In fact, 81 percent thought they’d at some point own a business or be self-employed. At the end of June, U.S.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. Founded in 2001, VisionSpring’s mission has always been to provide eyewear to the 2.5 Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. In this time, building a successful business meant building a company that had paying customers quarter after quarter.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Recently several entrepreneurs in New York City got together to do just that, holding the inaugural Startup Funeral to honor the memory of three dead technology companies. Max Delivery does the same, with one big difference: Kozmo was free and was killed by its high-cost, low-revenue business model. (In

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Companies all over the world are stepping up to the plate and pivoting from their normal business model towards one that emphasizes assistance and relief for COVID-19. Founded in 2001, VisionSpring’s mission has always been to provide eyewear to the 2.5 Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 2, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. First, a little bias here?—?I’m

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Experienced and serial entrepreneurs in the content management space. Consumer approach to software for business users. Distributed version control model – first in the industry like ours and we are filing patents. Page 4: Business Model.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

It was a concious business decision from the top. This was the moment where Zuckerberg (20 something entrepreneur) schooled Rupert Murdoch. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. The original business model for StackOverflow was to help employers find good programmers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

One of the most difficult things to do as a first time entrepreneur is to get to know the investors you might be working with if you accept money. He got into the industry through the same traits required for entrepreneurs – persistence & resiliency. This lasted from about 2001-2004. Founded in Sunnyvale, CA in 2001.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter. For VC’s and entrepreneurs the gold rush to liquidity was on. 2001 – 2010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. 1970 – 1995: The Golden Age.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

As an entrepreneur, you have probably heard or read the “maxim” that only 10% of startups are successful, but is this true? And if so, what strategies can you apply with your company so that it is not part of the failures of statistics? How can you avoid being part of the 90% of failed companies? Data Says Otherwise.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? Defining Small Business Innovation. 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends. Intuit Future of Small Business Resources. The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs. The Connected World of Entrepreneurs. Small Business Blogs. Business Models.

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Scott Edward Walker

JULY 19, 2015

Welcome to our weekly series “ Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Simply put, it’s a story of extraordinary endurance – a quality that every great entrepreneur possesses. It’s dead.’ He repeated himself three times.”.

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Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 2, 2015

For the first time, entrepreneurs could build consumer services AND distribute them at scale with almost no physical middle men and inventory costs. Before the iPod debuted in 2001, MP3 players became a billion dollar business led by companies such as Creative Technology. Consumer trends are fickle (see Flip Video).

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The Next Web

AUGUST 6, 2013

WebVan went bankrupt in 2001 after burning through $1 billion on warehouses, inventory systems and fleet delivery trucks. They didn’t validate their business model before investing so much in it and under-estimated the “last mile” problem. Entrepreneur Insider tnwcontributors' Real world example: WebVan vs Zappos.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

The first time was just for a couple years, from 2001-2003, before I went to grad school. We want to treat the entrepreneur's project or company not as a deal but as if it is our own life's work as well. Then above that is business model power—so, how do you make money? I've been in venture now twice.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 11, 2017

When Markowitz asked him about the risks in the business model, the investor replied, “our biggest concern is regulatory.”. businesses are small—very small—with fewer than 20 employees. Are you handling things ethically within your business? Nearly 98 percent of U.S. Tough decisions come every day.

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Agile VC

JULY 19, 2012

First and foremost, it’s worth emphasizing that greatness as a VC firm is derived primarily from helping exceptional entrepreneurs build enduring companies. This is true not only in a firm’s dealings with entrepreneurs but also with it’s limited partners and even within the firm among its partners.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 26, 2018

Rand Fishkin: I think it’s a company that is striving for rapid growth and seeking to find a scalable, repeatable business model that works. John Jantsch: Isn’t that every business? ” and trying to pass that on to a next generation of entrepreneurs but also to myself. I don’t get it. No surprise.

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BeyondVC

AUGUST 9, 2006

The best plan in my mind is to make sure that any company we invest in has a tremendous market opportunity with a real business model and high operating margins that can eventually generate real cash flow. And as I am sure many entrepreneurs know, you can’t spend GAAP Net Income but you can spend cash.

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ask him what truly intrigues him — and drives his storytelling — and it will sound familiar to any budding tech entrepreneur: the “ooh” factor. “I They also discuss how Abrams approaches every new project like a startup in and of itself, and what tech entrepreneurs can learn from his business model at Bad Robot Productions. (To

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Facebook and Google would be obvious choices for this, but so much has been written about each of them and they represent such special business models, I worried that it would be both hard for entrepreneurs to relate and hard for me to develop new insights. The first one I’ll focus on is Akamai. Akamai: The Present.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

The circa 2001 movie about the meteoric crash of govworks.com? How many software companies died on the way to an SaaS model because they did not have the ability to think through the large scale changes a business model shift would require? The circa 2001 movie about the meteoric crash of govworks.com?

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. A business geek with no money and no income isnt going to inspire confidence in a software geek. If a software geek really wants to try building something for no pay, theyre going to work for themself instead of following another cashless entrepreneur. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 8, 2011

I also mentioned how my computer/technical skills were questionable, and it got me thinking about how someone like me could ever end up writing on a blog like Entrepreneur’s Journey and setting up a big part of my business as an online entrepreneur. There are three reasons this information is valuable.

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BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

We also sell to both individual consumers and smaller businesses through our Salary.com website. From April 2001 through June 30, 2006, we achieved 21 consecutive quarters of revenue growth. If the IPO markets open up again, it would give investors and entrepreneurs another option to create value. million, $0.9 million and $1.8

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

million for the year, which is the first time it has been below $5 million since 2001, a sign that capital efficiency will be even more important than it has. Of course, the most important funding statistic to an entrepreneur relates to one specific company, and whether there is sufficient capital available to build and scale his business.

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