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Targeted television advertising is finally here

BeyondVC

I have written a few post about the future of television advertising ( 10/2004 , 11/2006 , and 12/2006 ).    Today, there is a great article on the front page of the New York Times business section discussing Cablevision's launch of targeted commercials. 

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9/11: Bravery, Luck, & Resilience

thebarefootvc

Then I called my mom, who lived in New Jersey, and she was in tears and with my aunt. I remembered all the flights I had been on where tourists (or new immigrants) excitedly pointed out the skyline, and particularly the twin yowers. I moved back to NYC in 2004. She told me to turn on the TV as she could barely speak.

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9/11: Bravery, Luck, & Resilience

thebarefootvc

Then I called my mom, who lived in New Jersey, and she was in tears and with my aunt. I remembered all the flights I had been on where tourists (or new immigrants) excitedly pointed out the skyline, and particularly the twin yowers. I moved back to NYC in 2004. She told me to turn on the TV as she could barely speak.

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Episode 118: The Youngin’ in an Old Mans Business World ft. Kieran Lynch

Mike Michalowicz

Kieran has over 10 years of experience in the construction industry and joined the electrical contracting family business, Lynch Contracting, part-time in 2004. Kieran now leads the finance, marketing & strategic planning departments of Lynch Contracting providing new-age guidance on significant decisions for the company.

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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., New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. New Hampshire.

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9/11?s 10th

OnlyOnce

I was fortunate not to lose anyone close in the attacks, but my friend Morten lost over a dozen close friends who were all traders from his town in New Jersey. He attended every single funeral. How he got through that (and how others got through their many losses) remains beyond my comprehension, even today.

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

Another group, launched just before or after 2000, were stable enough to succeed while newer companies like Salesforce (1999), Google (1998), Twitter (2006), and Yelp (2004) have taken off like jackrabbits. Not long after, it reduced the size of its local workforce and eventually sold out to an obscure bank from North Carolina.