Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

Congrats to my friends at Rally Software on the announcement that they’ve signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by CA Technologies for $480 million. Part of the fun of having a blog for a long time is that it captures some of the history – in the moment – of what’s going on.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2022

He is a podcast advertising specialist, and he founded the Tech Podcast Network in 2004. He's a podcast advertising specialist and also founded the tech podcast network way back in the dinosaur days of podcasting 2004. That was the one they started in 2004. So, you know, the money is definitely out there.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

Of course, one could rebut that by saying traditional VC is all about investing in outliers: Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital. David Teten is a past Advisor to Real Ventures. *We

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

In 2004-2005, I found out we were recruiting thousands of people I started to realize that many of these people who are coming in, those born after 1985 – they are behaving differently. If they are totally against it, we definitely don’t want them as well. I hadn’t changed my leadership style, so what went wrong?

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. In 2004, investors regained interest in the consumer internet again.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Len’s 82 and I’m 48, so he’s definitely the mentor and I’m the mentee in the relationship. The Feld Group grew rapidly during this time period until it was acquired in 2004 by EDS. But after over 20 years of working together, we have a deep, intimate, peer relationship.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2019

million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Generation X (Generation Me) – 82.9 Women professionals are definitely increasing their ranks. Gronbach is well-known for his generational research and keen forecasting of societal trends. First, a quick summary of the major U.S. Women: On the move.

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View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2019

Google was a one such company when they went public in 2004 and Facebook was too at their 2012 IPO. But by definition, once-in-a-generation companies only come along say once in a generation or perhaps once a decade or so.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 2, 2023

Back in 2004, I was working for the General Motors pension fund, which had been making limited partnership investments in venture capital since the early 1980’s. I got to see all of the top VCs pitching their funds.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2020

Her blogs are definitely more on the serious and sobering side, but she has won awards for nursing blog of the year in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. KevinMD – KevinMD is a website founded in 2004 by physician Kevin Pho. Her motto for her blog is simplistic and to the point: Be informed.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 24, 2019

TorFX was founded in 2004. World First began in 2004 with its founders’ desire to give customers an alternative to big banks when it comes to money transfers. Technology has definitely made it easier for people from different parts of the world to send and receive money. Also, the transfer time is just one to two days.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

In 2004 I funded IMVU, a startup by Will Harvey and Eric Ries. For the last two decades there was no standard definition. Now we had a definition of what it was startups were searching for. Berkeley asked me to teach a class in Customer Development. Having Eric in the class was the best investment I ever made.

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Agile VC

APRIL 30, 2019

Google was a one such company when they went public in 2004 and Facebook was too at their 2012 IPO. But by definition, once-in-a-generation companies only come along say once in a generation or perhaps once a decade or so.

IPO 100

IPO B2B B2C Institutional Investors 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2017

million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Generation X (Generation Me) – 82.9 Women professionals are definitely increasing their ranks. Gronbach is well-known for his generational research and keen forecasting of societal trends. First, a quick summary of the major U.S. Women: On the move.

Architecture 144

Architecture Forecast Demand Technology 144

www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Definitely Not Dead!!! And let’s face it, there a LOT of video-based sites cropping up all over the place, in the time frame, to deliver video recording and streaming on the web. Kosso Posted September 7, 2010 at 5:41 pm | Permalink. also Android. RobertSzymczak Posted September 7, 2010 at 9:09 pm | Permalink Java?

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Definitely Not Dead!!! And let’s face it, there a LOT of video-based sites cropping up all over the place, in the time frame, to deliver video recording and streaming on the web. Kosso Posted September 7, 2010 at 5:41 pm | Permalink. also Android. RobertSzymczak Posted September 7, 2010 at 9:09 pm | Permalink Java?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2011

According to most dictionary definitions, a friend is a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. This definition seems totally lost on many people today. Between 1985 and 2004, according to a survey by Duke and the University of Arizona, people with no trusted friends doubled, and now totals almost one quarter of the population.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 21, 2015

Jason Calacanis just published a good post on the changing definitions of Seed, Series A, and Series B investment. I’m going to quote his definitions in full: 2004 definition. — 2014 definition. — 2015 definition. — 2014 definition. — 2015 definition. — Now you can do that with Series A.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2015

The acceptable definition of "world-class" and "proven" in this context is that the founders created enormous wealth for investors in a previous company, or they held positions in highly respected, large companies. Copyright © Guy Kawasaki, 2004, 2015.' We have a world-class, proven team." Excerpted from The Art Of The Start 2.0:

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The definition of “startup” varies as Snap and Slack for example are publicly traded companies. Shopify Sustainability Fund (founded 2004) – with a market cap of $73 billion, publicly traded Shopify launched a $5 million annual fund to invest in environmental technology fighting climate change.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2011

I came back to India , in 2004. It’s a dramatic shift from how things were in 2004. Definite signs of this will appear in the next three years to come. We communicated with Anand who kindly shared with us his thoughts on the start-up scene in India. Catch what he has to say below. How are entrepreneurs in India like?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

In 2004 I funded IMVU, a startup by Will Harvey and Eric Ries. For the last two decades there was no standard definition. Finally we had a definition of what it was startups were searching for. I wrote a book about this called the Four Steps to the Epiphany. Teaching “Search versus Execution”. In 2003 U.C.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 27, 2016

Total number of new customers: Our team sets definite goals for our sales and customer service departments, placing them high enough so our employees work diligently. Prior to his role at StockPKG, Sean successfully started Desert Plastics in 1998 and turned it into a multimillion dollar company before selling it in 2004.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 26, 2016

This is actually an imperfect definition, but let me first talk about why these are happening in the first place. After all, aren’t seed investors (like us) by definition supposed to be the first and earliest-stage investors? So here’s what I’d propose: A Better Definition of a Pre-Seed Round.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2014

The new and improved “Capital of the Silicon Valley” is definitely living up to its name. In 2004, her articles and interviews were featured in Supersport Magazine, a local print out for motocross enthusiasts. Fort Meyers, Florida.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

This already sets them apart from competition and will help them further build on the current 70,000 plus flights made transporting over 165,000 passengers since 2004. It is definitely a company to learn from as Flohr has always had a great way of approaching projects. Partnering Up.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2012

After being disabled in 2004 from a chronic pain condition and daily migraine headaches I thought my life as a designer was ove r but then I started searching the internet for local design contests and then broadened my search and found cS. I feel most creative in the evening. How has your disability changed the way you work?

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 20, 2022

Leonardo Da Vinci filled thousands of notebook pages with his sketches, drawings, and writings, but fewer than 20 surviving paintings are, in the words of the Encyclopedia Britannica, “definitively attributed to him.” ” What if he’d had an AI-enabled computer to assist him?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

In 2004 I funded IMVU, a startup by Will Harvey and Eric Ries. For the last two decades there was no standard definition. Finally we had a definition of what it was startups were searching for. I wrote a book about this called the Four Steps to the Epiphany. Teaching “Search versus Execution”. In 2003 U.C.

Lean 178

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

As someone who has been doing this since the late 1980s (I started my first company in 1987) I definitely felt like one of the old guys in the room. While this was a seasoned crowd, much of the experience – both around creating companies and funding companies – started around the mid-2000s. appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Software By Rob

JULY 13, 2010

Background The idea for ChangeThis came from Seth Godin, and the site was built by a group of talented developers in 2004. at 7:36 pm I thought someone might bring this up Yes, there were definitely a few outliers making a living from shareware in the 80s/90s, but it was quite rare. You don’t even need to register.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 8, 2018

Our name comes from our Lead Artist, who has had internet fame since 2004 online as @Gapingvoid. Definitely, Elon Musk’s first principles thinking, which defines my thinking, and is a good reminder when I get lost on an idea: “I think it’s important to reason from first principles rather than by analogy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2011

I’ve said repeatedly on this blog and elsewhere that the definition of marketing is getting someone who has a need to know, like and trust you and when you accept and apply this notion to every element of your business building you come to realize this is best viewed as a two-way street.

Social Media 71

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2010

According to most dictionary definitions, a friend is a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. This definition seems totally lost on many people today. Between 1985 and 2004, according to a survey by Duke and the University of Arizona, people with no trusted friends doubled, and now totals almost one quarter of the population.

Internet 123

Internet Arizona Social Network Networking 123

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

million in 2004 to $6.5 While it make take extra effort on the front end, low turnover will definitely save you both time and money in the long run. It was because these companies actually listened to their customers that they were able to grow to names you recognize today. Remember, making the sale is only the first step.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2011

I return once again, as I do often, to my definition of marketing – getting someone who has a need to know, like and trust you – if you can find a way to use a tactic to do that, than no tactic is dead or even out of bounds.

Small Business 68

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

million in 2004 to $6.5 While it make take extra effort on the front end, low turnover will definitely save you both time and money in the long run. It was because these companies actually listened to their customers that they were able to grow to names you recognize today. Remember, making the sale is only the first step.

Retention 112

Retention Developer Customer Programming 112