VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

” – Marc Andreessen In the book “ Super Founders “, author Ali Tamaseb, studied 200 Unicorns, aka startups valued at over $1 billion, started between 2005 to 2018. Israeli startup Mobileye , which was acquired by Intel for $15 billion, is a great example of a company that exhibited extreme resilience.

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mashable.com

MARCH 20, 2014

Want to Work for a Startup? In startups especially, job interviews are just as much for the interviewee as they are for the interviewer. Thats why I asked 10 entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) what questions they would pose for an interviewer at a startup. Sites Jobs Events Social Good Summit Media Summit.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 27, 2018

The first accelerator, YC, was founded in 2005. Now that we are 13 years into the accelerator journey, an accelerator is a well-established construct that is part of the global startup ecosystem. Accelerating Startups: The Seed Accelerator Phenomenon , Hochberg and Cohen, 3/14. How Do Accelerators Select Startups?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. So once in a while it’s good to look at some facts to temper our imagination. He later changed the name to Facebook.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. One of those partnerships is with Startup America , who was also featured at the lunch. Startup America is an example. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In 2005, Neil began his first marketing blog, which grew to become the leading source of marketing insights that it is today. He even invited readers to choose the field for his new startup. He made another mistake, investing in a web hosting company called Vision Web Hosting. He went on to lose about $1 million on the venture.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

My partner Steven Dietz is an expert on cars (and auto startups having funded DealerTrack , TrueCar , Digital Airstrike , Uparts and others) and I called him and he said, “Decline everything. I still drive the same car I bought for cash in 2005. That’s where the dealer makes all their margin – upselling you at close.”

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

million raised, per CrunchBase): It came from my deep frustration renting as an undegrad at Oxford for the first time back in 2005. Georgiades (Zumper): I started working on Zumper seriously in the summer between my first and second years at HBS (2011), supported by generous HBS startup grants. Prince: Business History.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Innovation within large corporations has more in common with startups than you’d think, but also comes with its own set of challenges. With this in mind, we started Intuit’s Unstructured Time program in 2005, where employees could spend 10% working on their own projects.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

That prediction obviously turned out pretty wrong, but it did drum up a whole lot of chatter about the right ingredients for building a startup community—about New York vs Boston on the East Coast and whether cities like Austin and Seattle would ever break through. Startup founders always need help. New Yorkers help each other out.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 28, 2013

The lean startup – as envisioned and explained by Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, associate professor at Stanford University and ReadWrite contributor – is no longer just for startups. The Evolution Of The Lean Startup. The lean startup model is not new. The book was published in 2005.)

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2011

This would inspire him to start GoodBuzz in 2005, a free web-based peer-to-peer referral network that would allow artists, bands, associations, public organizations, event promoters and organizers to help promote each others’ events. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. So once in a while it’s good to look at some facts to temper our imagination. He later changed the name to Facebook.

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The Startup Lawyer

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Dallas Startup Happy Hour is tomorrow @ 5pm! Big in Japan and Architel announced the speakers for the inaugural Startup Happy Hour 2.0, 27, at Campbell Centre, will include Blake Burris of CoHabitat ; Gabriella Draney of Tech Wildcatters ; Danica Mathes of Ignite Dallas ; and Joey Pomerenke of Startup Weekend. 24 and Dec.

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Our Own Start-up

APRIL 16, 2020

Sachin Bansal has made several investments into companies and start-ups such as Altico Capital, U Gro Capital, IndoStar Capital, Vogo, Bounce, KrazyBee, Ola, Bansal attended Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and completed a degree in Computer Engineering in 2005.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Since 2005 startup accelerators have provided cohorts of startups with mentoring, pitch practice and product focus. What’s been missing for everyone is: a common language for investors to communicate objectives to startups. Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan Lean LaunchPad Life Sciences Teaching'

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View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

So far in this post, I’ve honed in mostly on the top-quartile threshold, which masks the power-law that is exhibited in both startups and the VC industry. Looking at all vintages from 2005 to 2014, the top 5% TVPI is between 40% to 127% better than the top quartile TVPI. So, how good is an outlier fund?

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 1, 2014

” Kraus was talking about the economics of startups—the cheapness of servers, networks, and other raw ingredients of computing. As Kraus noticed in 2005, however, things were starting to change. Tomorrow, that billion-dollar startup acquisition might not need an engineer at all. Hardware was expensive. You name it.”

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2017

Entrepreneurship is known for the high risks involved in launching a startup. The Theory of Kirzner (1973-2005) about entrepreneurship explains how the improvement of economic health affects individuals in the first world. The post Essay: The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 11, 2020

I’ve been involved in gender inequity issues since I joined the National Center for Women & Information Technology board in 2005 shortly after it was formed. Today’s is from Donna Harris, a long time friend who I met through our work on the Startup America Partnership. ”).

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Whether you are a startup, a small- to mid-sized business, or a large corporation, data management can make you cringe. If you are a startup, it is relatively simple to employ the wealth of cloud services and software available. About the author: John Quinn is the principal and founder of Merrimac Solutions, which he started in 2005.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

Every startup founder knows implicitly that startup success is a long hard road. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63 overnight success entrepreneur startup Seth Godin business' Yet we always dream that we are the exception to the rule. He later changed the name to Facebook. Marty Zwilling.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

Though I should point out was still doing client work for OneMatchFire until mid-2005 until the business could pay full salaries. From the middle to 2005 to early 2010 the business was break-even or better every quarter.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 11, 2020

Startup businesses continue to find creative ways to evolve rapidly and adapt to market changes with limited resources. The truth is that many medium-sized and enterprise-level businesses can learn from fast-growing startups that have successfully leveraged resources in cost-effective ways. Streamline Communications.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Television shows like ABC’s “Shark Tank” and CNBC’s “The Profit” are raking in huge viewer numbers and fueling the nation’s infatuation with entrepreneurs and startups. Humility is not always widely associated with entrepreneurs, but the serial entrepreneurs who continuously create earth-shatteringly successful startups are humble.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. Groups list on March 15, 2005. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. Photo Credit: Jen Wan. Thanks to Jen Wan, Soteri Skin ! #5-

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. Everything I learned about startups I learned by making mistakes at my first one. I remember this lesson well. So what is that?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

I’ve always been a fan of startup resources lists and had a dedicated page on VC Cafe since the blog’s inception in 2005. You may have stumbled on LinkedIn posts enticing people (mainly startup founders) to leave a comment if they would like to get a copy of a document/list/database. Hope you find them helpful. ?

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. I think really hard when I’m naming a new startup. data.world was no different. We were locked.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Whoever said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery clearly did not have a startup. To keep competitors on their toes and your startup from becoming one of too many, here are several ways that you can protect your startup from pirates and avoid costly legal battles: 1. Build Your Brand…Fast.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

We funded one in 2005 and lost a lot of money. So as a startup CEO you constantly have to suspend disbelief. ” A startup CEO’s job is to absorb stress so the team doesn’t have to. I worked with a startup CEO who decided he wanted to sell his company. The startup CEO was not the original founder.

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Agile VC

JUNE 30, 2016

But a realistic understanding of the potential timeline for autonomous vehicle adoption is vital to decision making as a startup entrepreneur or investor in this area. . ==. As an investor, I am also bullish about the innovation wave already in its early innings around mobility and autonomy. Rome wasn’t built in a day.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2014

Approaching a startup with a diva attitude is a great way to fail before you even begin. To launch a successful startup you need to be willing to work harder, longer and for less (usually nothing at the beginning) than any other person out there to make your idea become a reality. By Danielle Tate, CEO of MissNowMrs.com.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Topics: Business , e-commerce , retail , shopping , Startups. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. ©2005-2013 Mashable, Inc. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recenty launched. Load Comments. Powered by Livefyre. More in Business. The New Stuff. The Next Big Thing.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Big and successful companies, more often than not, start as very small and scruffy startups running off a little money and a lot of dreams. This was most eloquently put by the late and great Steve Jobs in a commencement address at Stanford in 2005. Advice For The Young At Heart business leadership planning startup'

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

We tried to provide a framework for startups to think about what activities should be outsourced and why. What kind of startup outsources everything? Well, you’re right, most don’t, but one example of a startup that does is PlentyOfFish. Also, most startup attorneys will do deferred payment plans.

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