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Startup Funeral: Honoring The Lessons Of Failure [Video]

ReadWriteStart

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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Three Counterintuitive Ways To Build A Business That Lasts

YoungUpstarts

Despite being a bootstrapped company with little revenue, we over-invested in a central New York City office at a rate of 15% rent to revenue. Though it may sound trivial at first, it’s important to set aside a good portion of your budget to establish a comfortable place to be and show your staff that you care about them.

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Startup Funeral: Honoring The Lessons Of Failure [Video]

ReadWriteStart

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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Startup Funeral: Honoring The Lessons Of Failure [Video]

ReadWriteStart

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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They Can’t Kill You And They Can’t Eat You

Feld Thoughts

It’s the summer of 2001. I’m sitting at the breakfast table at Len Fassler’s house in Harrison, New York drinking a cup of coffee and chewing on a bagel. By breakfast in the summer of 2001, the stock was trading under $1 / share. The NASDAQ peak is in the rear view mirror. Many Internet companies are struggling.

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Can You Track An Employee’s Cell Phone Without Installing Software?

YoungUpstarts

Employees often fudge their hours – known as time theft – which could mean a huge loss of revenue for the company. The last federal legislation to address this issue was the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 , updated in the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and subsequent amendments. Time theft is a huge problem for employers.

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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

Ben's Blog

There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. First, as the below chart shows, IPO pops are not a new phenomenon. 44% 2001-2019 13.7%

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