OnlyOnce

MARCH 10, 2021

I started writing this blog in May of 2004 with an objective of writing about the experience of being a first-time entrepreneur — a startup CEO — inspired by a blog post written by my friend, long-time Board member and mentor Fred Wilson entitled “ You’re only a first time CEO once.” Welcome to the new StartupCEO.com!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. He later changed the name to Facebook. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 million.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. This raised the company's name, despite all controversies. Thanks to Ryan Niddel, Ryan Niddel Strategies ! #9-

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 15, 2015

.” In my comment thread, and in Joanne’s, a number of folks asked us to call out the various players (especially the investors and the company) by name. Same response – I’m not interested in calling people out by name. As a result, there are many cases like this where there is no value in naming names.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 20, 2014

Social security, drivers license, PIN and… domain names? Who would have thought, say 20 years ago, that a defining name, marked with at least two periods and three W’s would be defining characteristic of our digital profiles? Domain name scams can come at you from multiple angles. Registrar switcheroo.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 13, 2010

Of most interest is the story of Mr. Peter Thiel investing $500,000 into the company in 2004, at an effective valuation of $4.9 Aspiring entrepreneurs who seek their name in lights pray to it. A fantastic article in Fortune Magazine this month - " The Temptation of Facebook ," talks about the early days of the social media giant.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. My company name is 3 Leaf Tea. The name is from when tea leaves get picked there’s often one two or three leaves and a bud.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

Or if you want to go back to 2004 and 2005 when I was really learning about Agile, well before it had become a household name, you could read my posts Agile Software Development with SCRUM or Do You Develop Software For A Living? – Get Agile with Rally Release 5.

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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.

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

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2019

million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Generation X (Generation Me) – 82.9 million, born 1965-1984, growing with immigration Baby Boomers (no other name) – 78 million, born 1945-1964, major workforce element Generation Z (Post-millennials) – 40.9 First, a quick summary of the major U.S.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

With my third business, I didn’t even try to be original—I purchased a custom framing franchise and piggybacked to success on someone else’s name. What I’m saying is, I’m wholly unqualified to offer startup advice. That’s why I called in some experts to share their stories and tips: 1. Write it down on a napkin.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Consumers responded to name and concept well, solves real problem, o Took 4 months to build initial prototype. Selling LowerMyBills: o In 2004 he was getting a lot of call to take more money but was not interested. . - Getting started: o Matt founded LowerMyBills.com in Dec 99, exited to Experian in Jan 05 for $400M.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

consumer companies were enhanced because they coincided with hardware that allowed us to capture more content instantly – namely images and video. Facebook had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users and was everything that MySpace wasn’t. But the masses didn’t want to blog.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. He later changed the name to Facebook. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 million.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2019

Last July, we met a young pig named Jessie at a farm in Marin, just north of San Francisco. I lived in Austin from 2004 to 2016, and attended SXSW every year. They can craft meat to be tastier, healthier, and more sustainable than any other meat. Brian Spears , Cofounder and CEO, spoke about his San Francisco-based company.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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. Scroll back to top Sign up to receive email updates Enter your name and email address below and I'll send you periodic updates about the podcast. And some of them are, well, no, I kind of still do.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The name is a bit misleading - you don't actually have to be young, but your project does. Among other activities and programs, Silicon Sentier runs La Cantine , a coworking center, hip geek hangout and bustling hub for Paris tech events and activities: barcamps, workshops, competitions, launch parties, press conferences - you name it.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

Another important project was launched in 1999 at the UC Berkeley which has arguably become the most famous example of the volunteer computing model — the SETI@home program (if there’s a “@home” suffix in the name of a project it means that it involves exclusively home computers).

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Three years ago today, I grabbed the domain name BrooklynBridgeVentures.com. Getting a domain name. I tried to write a book for college kids in 2002-2003, couldn''t get it published, so I started blogging in February of 2004. After my two year stint was up, I bought a domain name. Who had what idea when?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. He later changed the name to Facebook. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 million.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Author and blogger Cynthia Griffith got her start in the freelance world as a songwriter, and has worked with hit makers The Legendary Roots Crew, Timbaland, and Pras of the Fugees to name a few. In 2004, her articles and interviews were featured in Supersport Magazine, a local print out for motocross enthusiasts.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

I’m excited about the program below on “Investing in Intellectual Capital: Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets” Click here to make a reservation. Prior to joining Boeing, Mr.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Not mentioned in the movie is the unbelievable story of a Peter Thiel one of the founders of PayPal investing $500,000 in 2004 in exchange for approximately 5% of Facebook. Aspiring entrepreneurs who seek their name in lights pray to them. At a current U.S. Successful technocrats like the PayPal mafia toast to them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. He later changed the name to Facebook. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 million.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2020

KevinMD – KevinMD is a website founded in 2004 by physician Kevin Pho. Unlike the other blogs we’ve listed here, KevinMD is a platform designed to allow other advanced practitioners to share their stories, either using their own name or anonymously.

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

thanks for the comments on the #java innovation and #nosql post [link] names of oss java streaming tools? A nice article by James Governor [link] #in This comment was originally posted on Twitter monkchips Posted September 8, 2010 at 1:30 pm | Permalink you rock @kosso!

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www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

thanks for the comments on the #java innovation and #nosql post [link] names of oss java streaming tools? A nice article by James Governor [link] #in This comment was originally posted on Twitter monkchips Posted September 8, 2010 at 1:30 pm | Permalink you rock @kosso!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. He later changed the name to Facebook. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 million.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2017

million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Generation X (Generation Me) – 82.9 million, born 1965-1984, growing with immigration Baby Boomers (no other name) – 78 million, born 1945-1964, major workforce element Generation Z (Post-millennials) – 40.9 First, a quick summary of the major U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2017

Named after Alan B. In 2004, the man behind Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic (airline), Richard Branson, established Virgin Galactic to become “The World’s First Commercial Spaceline.” The early 2000’s was also when the likes of legendary serial entrepreneurs Musk, Branson, and Jeff Bezos founded their own space tourism companies.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

It was fall 2004, and the presidential election was in full swing. So, if youre interested in helping avoid mistakes like that, here are the steps: Get a domain name. It doesnt have to be the worlds catchiest name, just pick something reasonably descriptive. Setup a simple website.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 17, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Free Website Feedback, Custom Card Designs, Finding Good Domain Names, and more… Paying the Price of Success → Joel on Software is Shutting Down. Long Live the King.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2013

She was named Adweek Media’s “Publishing Executive of the Year” in 2009. min magazine named her one of the “Most Intriguing People” of 2004, Gotham magazine named her one of its “40 under 40” in 2003, and Advertising Age named her a “Woman to Watch” in 2003.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2014

The sunny city of San Jose boasts the highest number of available full time jobs and houses the headquarters for some of the highest paying companies in the world, including Adobe, Cisco, and EBay just to name a few. The new and improved “Capital of the Silicon Valley” is definitely living up to its name.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Seth and I worked together on ServiceMagic in the 1999 – 2004 time frame (IAC acquired it in 2004 for $180m) so we had a deep understanding of how a heavily metric-based buy/sell marketplace worked. Two years ago we probably wouldn’t have considered Rover.com as it would have fallen outside our active themes.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 21, 2015

When I started blogging in 2004 I think I was the third VC blogger after David Hornik and Fred Wilson (if you were, or know, of another pre-2004 VC blogger, please tell me so I can update my historical recollection.). Some do it under their name; other’s do it on their firm’s web site. Two words: Mattermark Daily.

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