article thumbnail

The Boundaryless Era: the Time for Distributed Teams

ReadWriteStart

It even penciled for Google in 1998, and it still worked well enough that Facebook chose to establish its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, in 2004. One of the reasons it still made sense for a company like Facebook to hire locally in 2004 was that immature technology made effective remote work challenging. Ditto for Apple.

article thumbnail

30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Keith Terrell, Backpacks Global ! #14- Joe Coulombe had an idea after running a small chain of convenience stores in southern California. With a new CEO in 2004, the toy company shifted gears and introduced new lines of some of the most popular LEGO sets in history. Koum read more about computers in California.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Self-Driving Vehicles: The Future Always Takes Longer to Arrive (Part 1)

Agile VC

The first one took place in 2004 and was conducted in the Mojave Desert. Subsequent challenges in 2005 and 2007 had better results, and the 2007 event was the first actually staged on roads… albeit an abandoned military base in California. DARPA’s Robotic Cars to Today. 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge winner.

Virginia 100
article thumbnail

Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. San Francisco, California. Product: The Funded.

Equity 87
article thumbnail

25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Whilst teaching 16-18-year-old college students part-time, I had taken on a Flash website build in mid-2004 for a highly-reputed jewelry company in Bristol, UK, referred to me by a friend, and done a good job, other website opportunities started to come in. My interests were in technology, and my dreams were in California.

article thumbnail

The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. California. California.

article thumbnail

AngelList Launches Docs To Help Startups Sign And Close Seed Rounds Online With Low Legal Fees

techcrunch.com

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. San Francisco, California. Balderdash Developers Log(n) Consultants RelayStrategy Developers Smartsourcing Global Services Epsilon Concepts - LA Web Design Company Developers. Contact TechCrunch.