Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The Past (1985-2002). 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. We have been using social networks for 25+ years.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Internet EC2 297

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. conference happened at the end of 2004). ″ is popularized by Tim O’Reilly (the first Web 2.0

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). All the other stuff Yahoo! With Facebook in the late innings of its IPO process, Yahoo! Mail, Sports, etc.

IP 100

IP IPO Social Network Silicon Valley 100

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2002, Elon Musk created Space X. He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. But what if your true mission is to “reduce the amount of boring content on the internet”? Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

David Cohen

MARCH 30, 2020

In 2000, the Internet bubble burst. By 2002 the NASDAQ had fallen by nearly 80%. One in 2004 and one in 2006. We raised a lifetime grand total of $100,000 for that business in the form of advance payment from early customers. In 1999, we sold that business and I started angel investing. Starting a tech company after this?

Founder 174

Founder Valuation Startup IP 174

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

In 2003, he was the founder of Nigeria’s first online-realtime Point of Sale (POS) electronic payment system and in 2004 created West Africa’s first locally issued and processed online-realtime international payment card: Ecobank MasterCard. “We Here come the drones. The company now has more than 17 million users. Konga, Jumia and Gloo.ng

Nigeria 148

Nigeria Africa Reputation Email 148

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2014

I’ve been through the “what’s next” discussion with Amy several times, including in 2004 when I doubled down on Mobius Venture Capital (instead of packing it up and calling it quits), in 2006 when we decided to start Techstars and Foundry Group, and again in 2013 after spending six months being extremely depressed.

Alaska 166

Alaska Widget Colorado Angel Investor 166