Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? Raising capital isn’t the be all and end all of startup success. Marty Zwilling.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Latin American startup scene is attracting more and more attention and investments. Here’s a look at what’s fueling startup investments in Colombia. Colombia is not new to the startup scene , but it is beginning to garner increased attention from foreign VCs. A growing, increasingly connected consumer base.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The reality is that as a result of two major trends the costs of starting a technology startup went down massively. I launched my first startup in 1999 so I know the economics of launching from first-hand experience. The “A Round” of my startup in 1999 was $16.5 So What Impact Did the Drop in Tech Founding Costs Have on VC?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2016

One of the first and most important decisions any CEO, founder, or startup is going to make is what to name the company. With only a handful of available domains, smaller businesses and startups were often priced out of the domains with keyword-rich terms. By Taryn Naidu, CEO of Rightside.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? Raising capital isn’t the be all and end all of startup success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Blake Mycoskie , for example, has built heroic credibility by giving away close to 100 million pairs of shoes since founding Toms in 2006. Be bold, even to the point of being uncomfortable and showing vulnerability. His buy-one-donate-one model has since been adopted by socially conscious imitators, and is a model for business success.

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Customer B2C Technical Review Social Media 433

Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

In 2006, as a new employee of the Fortune 100 provider of wireless technology and services, San Diego’s Qualcomm , I volunteered to salvage a fledging idea management system (fancy term for an online suggestion box) by turning into a comprehensive corporate entrepreneurship program. Part 1 outlining the program is here. The origin.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2013

In 2006, as a new employee of the Fortune 100 provider of wireless technology and services, San Diego’s Qualcomm , I volunteered to salvage a fledging idea management system (fancy term for an online suggestion box) by turning into a comprehensive corporate entrepreneurship program. Part 1 outlining the program is here. The origin.

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Programming Design Lean Seed Money 283

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In 2006, together with Hiten Shah, Neil founded Crazy Egg, a heatmap platform for websites to use to increase their conversion rates. He even invited readers to choose the field for his new startup. But the important point is that Neil picked himself up and carried on yet again. Build It Bigger.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Ferrari Museum in Modena, Italy The defining characteristic of the Silicon Valley startup is speed. Startups must build speed into their culture. In 2006, I joined Yelp as employee #20 when the company had $1M in annual revenue. Instead, I had to re-learn that a startups’ nature is that most stuff won’t work.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The conglomerate has not issued an IPO since 2006, when it issued Inox Leisure (now part of the PVR Group). INOX’s recent financial performance has been on an upward trend, with India Times reporting a 17% on-year growth for the group in the 2023 financial year.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 27, 2018

The second, Techstars, was founded in 2006. 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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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In 2006, together with Hiten Shah, Neil founded Crazy Egg, a heatmap platform for websites to use to increase their conversion rates. He even invited readers to choose the field for his new startup. But the important point is that Neil picked himself up and carried on yet again. Build It Bigger.

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Marketing PPC Software Review Hosting 113

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Here are their breakdowns of the costs and time investments to create 10 of the world’s hottest startups. Suddenly, those multi-million dollar financing rounds that startups raise don’t seem so outrageous! 1) Twitter. 4) WhatsApp. But if you were to replicate the product exactly, all those decisions are made for you.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2019

I started my Philadelphia area home appraising business in 2006. The post Start Up and Stay Up – How Small Businesses Survive & Thrive appeared first on The Startup Magazine. I want to share with you the three tips I followed to not only survive, but thrive as the owner of a small business. By Brad Harley.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 7, 2014

Someone just linked me to a Paul Graham essay from 2006 titled The hardest lessons for startups to learn. Startup founders are naturally optimistic. Startup general interest' All seven lessons are great, but the last one really struck a chord with me: 7. Don’t Get Your Hopes Up. They wouldn’t do it otherwise.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” I always route for London startup companies.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 26, 2014

Since its founding in 2006, online social network and microblogging service Twitter has pretty much become a permanent part of the Internet as we know it. For aspiring startup technology entrepreneurs, “ Things a Little Bird Told Me ” provides a great insight into what it is like to live and breathe a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With the current volatile economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Is your startup really ready to play in the corporate world? These looming constraints can turn your startup dream into a nightmare, all to increase funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

A question that I still hear debated often is whether a new online platform startup growth strategy should focus on user count or profits. Most startups and investors I know don’t have unlimited funds, so the first question they should ask and do ask today, is “When is your company going to be profitable (self-sustaining)?”

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The Equity Kicker

APRIL 1, 2014

Over the weekend the FT wrote that the value of TMT M&A deals in Q1 was $174bn, the highest level since 2006 and up 65% on the year ago period. The $174bn includes a bunch of cable deals that aren’t relevant for the startup community, but even with those stripped out I’m sure the picture is still very healthy.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 12, 2021

When David Cohen, David Brown, Jared Polis, and I started Techstars in 2006, we could have never envisioned what it has become. In 2006, an accelerator was a new idea; today, it is an integral part of the global entrepreneurial ecosystem. David Cohen led the growth of Techstars from inception in 2006 to about 30 people.

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Our Own Start-up

APRIL 16, 2020

After graduation, Bansal worked at Techspan for a few months and later in 2006 he joined Amazon Web Services as a Senior Software Engineer.

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David Cohen

MARCH 30, 2020

One in 2004 and one in 2006. Founded in 2006, Techstars ran our first startup accelerator in 2007. Other startups will fail, and you can acquire their talent, their IP, their customer bases for cheap. The post An Open Letter to Startup Founders Everywhere in a Time of Crisis appeared first on Hi, I'm David G.

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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. In looking at the data, it’s interesting to note that the TVPI for funds from 2002-2006 is pretty weak. So, how good is an outlier fund?

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In 2021, the startup landscape looks much different than it did in 2000. For starters, there are more startups. And these are not just any old startups either; they’re some of the most innovative and successful organizations around! Damon Becnel discusses how the startup industry has changed over the past decade.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2019

With the current strong economy, as an active startup mentor, I’m seeing a new surge of entrepreneurs and startups, with the commensurate scramble for funding. Is your startup really ready to play in the corporate world? These looming constraints can turn your startup dream into a nightmare, all to increase funding.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2010

If we use our “startup to large company,” diagram, we can see that sustaining innovations occur within a large company’s existing management structures. Just like a startup. The diagram for managing disruptive innovation in large company looks suspiciously like starting from square one as a startup. different processes.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 20, 2013

s Superman to 2006?s If you’re a founder or startup focused on an innovative idea for a product and/or service in the connected devices space, please consider applying. They are the force behind the opening title sequence for 1978?s s Nike+ platform to 2010?s s HBO Go connected device. Apply now at rgaaccelerator.com.

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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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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2018

It wasn’t until 2006 and 2007 that the industry that we know it today came into being. The post How to Start a Business in the Vaping Industry appeared first on The Startup Magazine. First, a Brief History. It grew from there. By 2015, the market brought in $3.7 billion in the United States alone. Opportunities Abound.

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

“The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas. There are two primary reasons that startups fail: One, the execution of the idea is poor (wrong location, poor product, bad service, etc) and two, the startup is not making something that people want. But coming up with good startup ideas is hard.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 30, 2020

The venture capital firm, founded in 2006, focuses on early-stage companies and just in the last two years, its seed-funded startups have exited for a combined $3.2 The post Silverton Partners Raises $144 Million Fund Focused on Investing in Early-Stage Startups Primarily in Austin and Texas appeared first on SiliconHills.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2011

With these encouraging statistics, perhaps it’s little surprise the local authorities realize that high-tech startups are horses worth putting money on. The hope is to get even more experienced investors and entrepreneurs to invest in local startups and provide them with systematic management guidance and mentorship.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

The startup is backed by Y Combinator, one of Silicon Valley’s premiere accelerators, as well as Nexus Venture Partners, a venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley and India. billion dollars across its funds and was founded in 2006. The venture capital firm oversees 1.5 According to Apollo.io ” Apollo.io

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Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2014

This post follows directly on Steve’s earlier excellent post, Why Companies are not Startups. For those who don’t know, I wrote the book Open Innovation in 2003, and followed it with Open Business Models in 2006, and Open Services Innovation in 2011. First, let me recap a key insight for me from Steve’s post.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

economy growing at a rate of over 4% , it is an exciting time for startups looking to scale up. High-growth startups in the software sales space need to hire adept salespeople to be competitive. However, startups actually have advantages over big business when it comes to great jobs, an appealing culture, and enticing rewards.

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