Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

What this meant for entrepreneurs and VCs was a bit more complex– the IPO market was all but closed (with the Google IPO in 2004 as a brilliant exception), but it was possible find a buyer for your company. My experience of 2001-2004 is very remote from what you are describing. tags: vc entrepreneurship) [.] carry on reading.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

He was swiftly followed by Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic in 2004. For established companies, a rebranding effort could involve discovering elements like the values your customers live by and what your leadership team believes in. They also make a point to take a stand on issues like diversity and leadership. Image source.

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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). It was filed in 2005 and issued in 2010 which means there was a good deal of prior art around SNS before Yahoo filed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2019

million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Generation X (Generation Me) – 82.9 They are also moving into more critical leadership positions in both the public and private sector. Gronbach is well-known for his generational research and keen forecasting of societal trends. First, a quick summary of the major U.S.

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Architecture Forecast Demand Technology 209

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Michelli reveals the secrets and strategies that fueled Airbnb’s meteoric rise in his new book, “ The Airbnb Way: 5 Leadership Lessons for Igniting Growth through Loyalty, Community, and Belonging “ As he shows, Airbnb’s founders harnessed the power of design thinking and a firm belief in providing exceptional customer experience.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With Nicole’s first-hand experiences and insights, we explored how this Fractional CMO trend is not just a fleeting fad but a strategic maneuver that’s reshaping the contours of business leadership in today’s dynamic landscape. And some of them are, well, no, I kind of still do. So it's been just kind of figuring that out.

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OnlyOnce

MARCH 30, 2023

I was lucky enough to have a great leadership team at my prior company, Return Path, over the course of 20 years. Within that long block of time with many executives, there was a particular period of time, roughly 2004-2012, that I jokingly refer to as the “golden age.”

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2022

There are even thought leadership articles that discuss celebrating the launch date of a startup like that of a baby shower. The number of new entrepreneurs in the US has been rising annually since 2004. Starting a business might become a major life milestone in the lives of potential entrepreneurs everywhere!

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Four decades later, and thanks to sound financial decisions and clear leadership, Disney is one of the most successful brands and companies in the world. 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. Thanks to Rob Greene, Price of Meat. #13-

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

And that was, you know, 2004, 2005 was, I was realizing that it was no longer about working harder. And I was the sixth member of our sixth member leadership team to get replaced. You know, we replaced every other leader of the leadership team. And then secondly was the text. It was about working smarter.

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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. He wanted to be in consulting, I wanted new ways to influence people. So we collaborated and this was born. How did you come up with your business name?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2013

The ‘jockey,’ of course, is the founder and leadership team. It’s just as important to showcase the leadership team’s strengths and experiences in investor presentations as it is to detail the product vision and its eventual grand success. Choosing the right leadership style for you. Customers, then funding, always.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of. I used to think that the success of my last startup was due to our software quality, thought leadership, patents, etc. Loyalty experts will swear this is not true, and will use complex models to demonstrate ROI of their systems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2017

million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Generation X (Generation Me) – 82.9 They are also moving into more critical leadership positions in both the public and private sector. Gronbach is well-known for his generational research and keen forecasting of societal trends. First, a quick summary of the major U.S.

Architecture 144

Architecture Forecast Demand Technology 144

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Viljakainen, founder of No Fear Community and author of “ No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age “. In larger organizations the work involves many leadership challenges; the biggest being the ability to identify the hungriest frontline teams. What demands do you set for both business and leadership growth?

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

It gained recognition during the 2004 presidential campaign when Howard Dean’s IT director decided to use it as a platform for community and campaigning. Angel Investor Drupal founder PHP Revenue Growth SaaS Scalability startup startup CEO venture Cash Flow CEOing leadership scalability tom nora venture capital'

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 9, 2022

Even after the worst period for VC in history—VC funds were back to market in 2004, no more than four years after the crash, right in line with the historical pace to get back at the game of investing. Cultivate authentic VC relationships and a leadership profile over time. The incentive is too strong.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 29, 2015

Around 2004, after the dust on the mess that was my world post-Internet bubble settled and I shifted into a mode where I grinded it out at Mobius until we started Foundry Group in 2007, I decided I was thinking about it completely wrong. That we’d do all kinds of vague and unspecified things together in the name of innovation.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 29, 2019

Assessments for measuring and analyzing such strengths have been developed by VIA (Values in Action Classification of Character Strengths; Peterson & Seligman, 2004), Personality Strengths Project (Linley, 2008) and Gallup, Marcus Buckingham, Now Discover your Strengths (Buckingham & Clifton, 2005).

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

My wife Mirta, a professional chef from Paraguay, and I started the business in 2004. I have worked as a periodontist since graduating from Baylor College of Dentistry in 2004 and have owned a practice for 15 years. Now we have 70 employees and serve 5000 children every day. Contact me at simon.rothschild@eltucano.de or 608-542-0880.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2012

by Jeremy Kingsley , president of OneLife Leadership. Jeremy Kingsley is a professional speaker, author, and the President of OneLife Leadership. Lack of loyalty is a serious problem in organizations everywhere today. No longer do people join a company and devote the rest of their working lives to it. Times have changed.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

A month ago, the Yesware leadership team came to Boulder for an offsite, a few customer visits, a several hour strategy meeting with me, and then a nice dinner with me at Kasa. In 2004 I wrote a post titled TDC (Thinly Disguised Contempt). At the end of the meeting, we all “bowed out.” Let’s start with respect.

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Jeff Hilimire

MAY 6, 2014

10 years ago (2004) I was 28 years old and my company, Spunlogic, was just starting to really grow. In 2004 we were largely project-based which is typical of smaller digital agencies. I didn’t really start focusing on that until my Leadership Atlanta experience. 10 things I wish I knew 10 years ago.

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OnlyOnce

MAY 3, 2013

The first time was in 2004 when I quoted her memorable line, “In my next life, I want to come back as a client.” Business Culture Human Resources Leadership Return Path' A quick search on my blog reveals that I’ve blogged about Sophie three times since I started OnlyOnce 9 years ago (as of next week).

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Delaware Leadership Employee Search 82

YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2013

That may have been fine in 2004, but a 36 hour response time is something like a hundred and eighty-nine Internet years. Here are two quick reality-checks you can do on your own company. No fuss, no muss: 1. Fill out and submit an inquiry form on your own website. How quickly does someone respond to your web inquiry?

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Seth has been a long time supporter of Duct Tape Marketing first adding my blog to something he called Bull Marketing way back in 2004 or so. I point this out to demonstrate how important the ideas he shares in Linchpin really are because the book is all about leadership and in many ways Godin is a great example of what leadership looks like.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 2, 2017

She has been blogging since 2004 on one of the top social media blogs, rebekahradice.com – voted a “2015 and 2016 Top 10 Social Media Blog” by Social Media Examiner. Radice is an award winning marketer whose entrepreneurial roots, instincts and unstoppable energy create a powerful force for strategic business growth.

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Social Media Media Channel Leadership 39

Hearpreneur

JUNE 24, 2018

7- Servant leadership approach. Social responsibility is a big part of the overall servant leadership approach that my team and I incorporated, soon after I purchased Datron World Communications in 2004. Last year, trust within the leadership team itself was a record 100%. Thanks to Josh Rubin, Post Modern Marketing ! #7-

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VC Cafe

MARCH 4, 2024

Since I’ve started writing about Israeli startups in 2004, there has never been any event like October 7 and the war that followed. In an era where political leadership is waning, invest where creativity is already tested against the challenges of the future. The list goes on and on.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 5, 2014

The transparency movement was one of the motivations that resulted in me starting to blog in 2004 as I played some follow the leader with my friends Fred Wilson and Jerry Colonna, who each discovered the joy of blogging shortly before I did. ” : I have no idea.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Since co-founding Moz in 2004, Rand has continually put himself out there as a public face. Become a trusted brand with thought leadership. Thought leadership is what growth marketer Ramli John says turns your target audience into “superheroes” by helping them hone their “superpowers.”. Take SparkToro founder Rand Fishkin.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2012

From that early management position, Skinner worked his way up through the ranks, holding a wide range of leadership positions throughout the years. After 10 years in the Navy, Skinner started his career with McDonald’s back in 1971, working as a restaurant manager trainee.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2021

Mauborgne (2004). On personal effectiveness and leadership. Based on the idea that we all have an entrepreneur, manager , and technician inside of us, the book equips you to make the most of each skill set. Covering everything from strategy to productivity, it’s a must-read. Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée A.

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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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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Prior to joining Oversee, he spent 10 years in executive leadership positions building SaaS-businesses that leveraged the power of the Internet as a platform for growth and efficiency. Prior to business school, Mr. Barhydt held various sales and marketing leadership positions for smaller high-tech companies.

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 5, 2013

Steve Cahillane from Coca-Cola chatting with my 2013 class of Leadership Atlanta. I’m an Atlanta boy and I still remember where I was back in 2004 when I got the call that we had won “the Coke account” Talk about a game changer for a small agency like mine, and an incredible source of pride as I told my family and friends!

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

But sometimes the fastest path to sustainable market leadership involves pursuing a strategy that is unprofitable in the short term in order to reach a position that is more profitable in the long term. Blitzscaling works when being the first company to achieve critical scale produces enduring leadership in a massively valuable market.

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