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Out of the Crisis #13: Alpha Lee on remembering the 2003 SARS epidemic and his opensource COVID-19 Moonshot

Startup Lessons Learned

First in Wuhan, China, and then the fact that it can spread so quickly in Italy and continental Europe really surprises me and I think a lot of others as well in the scientific community. One of their partners reached out to us after the key paper got published late last year. Then I realized, "Oh no, this is really, really, real."

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

A lot of people ask me what it was like raising the Series A round for LinkedIn back in 2003. I thought I’d revisit it and share the story… First, you have to rewind mentally to early 2003. Ok, now you have the context for early 2003. He provided our initial seed funding to launch the website publicly on May 5, 2003.

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

Nate Redmond is the managing partner of Rustic Canyon Partners – he’s probably one of the youngest managing partners of a major fund you’ll meet. And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. Not bad, hey? Both companies were in Los Angeles.

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WordPress vs Webflow

ConversionXL

First launched in 2003, WordPress is the leading CMS by which 35% of the entire internet is powered. Because they have been around for over two decades, they have an incredibly engaged community, and many developers and tools build their applications with WordPress in mind. . A brief history of WordPress. Image source ).

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Put A Coin In It! Invest In Early Stage Startups To See Maximum ROI

YoungUpstarts

A solid marketing strategy shows more than just a long term commitment to effective advertising and self-promotion; it shows investors that the company is determined to gain traction amongst its target demographic or the community it’s meeting the demands of, while on a mission to retain consumers, leading to maximum ROI in the long run.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

Born in 2003, Tesla wanted to prove to the world that it was possible to drive a fully electric car while being more powerful, faster, and more enjoyable than conventional cars. For example, Twelve has partnered with Daimler and can recreate ingredients needed to make car parts. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. BMW introduced subscription fees for their cars, creating revolutionary changes in the conservative automotive community. #4- Netflix.