Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Since NewTV won’t be making the content, they will be licensing from and partnering with traditional entertainment producers. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Massive liquidity awaited the first movers to the IPO’s, and that’s how they managed their portfolios.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2013

The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country. It also works as a fully featured mobile application, and retailers can manage their shop on the go through the mobile app.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 24, 2017

Foundry Group is best known for our investments in startups, but our vehicle currently investing in other venture funds, Foundry Group Next, is off to what we believe to be a great start and I wanted to share an update about it by talking about our new investment in a fund managed by Founder Collective. It starts with the people.

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A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

I remember when I made that first flight out to San Francisco from Boston to meet the team in 2004, the company was down to its last $20K in the bank. Very shortly after I joined, Greg Gretsch (now my partner at Jackson Square Ventures) co-led oDesk’s Series A along with Venky Ganesan (partner at Menlo Ventures and lead investor in Rev.com).

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Steve Blank

JULY 7, 2015

Back in 2004 when Eric and his IMVU co-founder Will Harvey approached me about investing in IMVU, I agreed on one condition – they had to take my Customer Development class at UC Berkeley Haas Business School. . He was named entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School in 2010 and is currently an IDEO Fellow. Taking My Class.

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Lean Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder Channel 120

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

Business owners must learn to manage and juggle a complex and shifting combination of customer, partner, vendor, staff and advisory relationships in order to survive and grow. This is so critical if you plan to build a strategic partner platform. Internal customer – How often do you take the internal temperature?

Small Business 58

Small Business Marketing Software Review Social Media 58

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. And especially if you are dealing with early stage firms where partners might have different areas of specialization but they might have a lot of connective tissue across things. So I think the hardest role to fill in a startup is a Product Management role.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I had come from a world where I was nearly a partner at Accenture before starting my first company. I learned everything I know about startups in these lean years: 2001-2004. Once a company has raised $2-3 million dollars I often advise them to get an office manager. It isn’t always necessary but it’s a mindset.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

I remember my friend Ryan Martens sitting down with me and Chris Wand around 2001 and walking us through his idea for changing the how he approached managing the software development process. Ryan had a vision for an integration web-based system to layer on top of all of this to help support and manage the software development process.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Our premise when we started doing branded accelerators with large companies was that we’d get deep mentor involvement from execs at the company we are partnering with. Len and his partner Jerry Poch bought my first company in 1993. The Feld Group grew rapidly during this time period until it was acquired in 2004 by EDS.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Boston Internet Venture Capital 150

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) 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. 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.

Silicon Valley 235

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 235

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). conference happened at the end of 2004). The terms and valuation for both offers were comparable and when the team debated which path to choose, we all agreed both firms would have made good partners. We three partners are working hard. Ps check mypicasso.com.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

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. As the agency work poured in, I also tried to manage everything on the home front.

Entrepreneur 134

Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 134

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 21, 2011

I took note of both and wrote quick updates – The first was the addition of optimized reviews in Places Pages and the second was the addition of reputation management features in Profile Pages. Two barely noticeable moves in the last couple weeks give hint to the this focus strategy.

Small Business 64

Small Business Marketing Software Review Portland 64

Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

Voices.com , an online marketplace that matches voice actors with advertising agencies and TV and radio stations, began in 2004 as an idea scribbled down on a napkin by newlyweds David and Stephanie Ciccarelli. Write it down on a napkin. The expert: David Ciccarelli, Voices.com. including industry giants Whole Foods and Philz Coffee.

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Detroit Technical Review Cofounder North America 156

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Do you collaborate with a team or partners? [06:14] Because you can, do you have a team of implementers or if somebody does need more than say you personally can provide, do you bring in partners? John Jantsch (14:07): I have a client that I've had since 2004, and they really literally just want a monthly check in with me.

Social Media 75

Social Media Software Review Hiring Framework 75

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 Todd, welcome to the show. So you're right there with me.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

That’s what you’re supposed to be doing and what your partners and employees are supposed to help with. In 2004, Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman launched Reddit. For venture capitalist, Paul Suster , it’s not just the individual; the ‘management team’ is essential. A management team they believe in.

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Exit Strategy Advisory Board Business Plan Portfolio 91

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

approx 2004-09. Based on his track record, by 2008 he was able to found ff Venture Capital , an institutional angel investment firm (where I am a Partner). Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2009: Holding Steady but Changes in Seed and Startup Investments”. DeGennaro & Dwyer: “Expected Returns to Angel Investors” 603.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Venture Capital Pre-Money Valuation 114

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

When he did manage to start his own business, it was short-lived and failed. This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. 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. Photo Credit: Paul Bowley. He lost almost everything.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Southern California South Africa 97

YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

There are various businesses in action and even despite recent years of austerity and the financial crisis some, such as VistaJet , have managed to thrive. 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.

China 100

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

In 2004 I funded IMVU, a startup by Will Harvey and Eric Ries. Eric’s insight was that traditional product management and Waterfall development should be replaced by Agile Development. Startups are a fundamentally a different activity than managing a business and “search versus execute” require very different skills.

Lean 292

Lean Agile Customer Development Business Model 292

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In 2004 I wrote a post titled TDC (Thinly Disguised Contempt). The gong that gets rung at Gnip every time a new sale is made or partner deal is signed. On Wednesday my partners and I had our monthly offsite. My partners and I are investors and huge supporters. Let’s start with respect.

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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. So they need that partner, right. And I think you can level up, you can work with them on their situational leadership and their coaching and time management and project and EQ and all the skills. And then secondly was the text.

CTO 77

CTO Cofounder Networking Operations 77

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. They are operators, through and through.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2010

Among a sample of companies started in 2004, two-thirds of founders were in the 35-54 age bracket. He has a diverse background as a Tier I management consultant, investment banker, technologist, and Silicon Valley entrepreneur. had an average age of 39 when they started their companies. So why is this important? is inching higher.

Silicon Valley 233

Silicon Valley Investment Bankers Affiliate Vertical 233

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2012

Almost 40 years ago, Borghetti began his career in aviation in the mailroom at Quantas Airlines, the company where he would work until 2009, eventually taking on the position of Executive General Manager. In the early years, the agency had little money and few resources, but somehow Meyer and his partners made it work.

Cofounder 194

Cofounder United States Naming Leadership 194

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. Based in Palo Alto and founded in 2004 by PayPal alumni.

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San Francisco Venture Capital Analytics Government 248

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. 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. Reid Hoffman. Reid Hoffman.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2013

In 2004 I funded IMVU, a startup by Will Harvey and Eric Ries. Eric’s insight was that traditional product management and Waterfall development should be replaced by Agile Development. Startups are a fundamentally a different activity than managing a business and “search versus execute” require very different skills.

Lean 184

Lean Agile Customer Development Business Model 184

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

My partner Ross Kimbarovsky and I wanted to help people from around the world access creative talent and help creative from around the world find new talent. Prior to crowdSPRING, I was producer and production manager in the film and television industry and Ross was an attorney in private practice specializing in intellectual property.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Software Review LLC 48

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. Juan Delgado-Moreira, co-CEO of Hamilton Lane, a $900 billion asset management company, said in an interview last week : “Now is the best time to invest in Israel. The list goes on and on.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital 78

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

My original post was directed at hiring managers. My view still stands – for many hiring managers a large factor in looking through resumes of somebody who is 30+ and has never worked somewhere for more than 18 months will be the job hopping element. I learned how to better run a product management process.

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Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 11, 2011

HP is a client, but not for this division) MarketMeSuite – very complete social media marketing dashboard that looks just right for small business management. Very cool service from HP that allows you to upload PDFs or publications and print them for distribution. (HP Note: There have been some updates since I published th.

Small Business 60

Small Business Marketing Social Media RSS 60

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 24, 2021

The competitive, oversaturated market pushes companies to seek better ways to manage workload and optimize the working process to strive for continuous improvement and client satisfaction. This notorious quote has been attributed to many individuals, but, originally it was used at a stand-up meeting in February of 2004 by David J.

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Agile SCRUM Technical Review Management 146

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2011

In addition, I believe using targeted advertising to gain Likes of people that might actually be interested in what your brand has to say is probably much more effective long term than harassing your high school friends to Like your page. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

Small Business 78

Small Business Social Media Networking Engineer 78

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Nick Mehta is the CEO of Gainsight , the leading customer success management company. By attending, you can learn about new technologies coming out from Salesforce.com, innovations from the partner ecosystem, and the location of every Moscone outlet to charge your dying iPhone. Well, that’s not entirely correct.

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