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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

The browser and thus the WWW and the first Internet businesses were born circa 1994–95 and there was a golden period where anything seemed possible. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built.

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[Review] Hatching Twitter

YoungUpstarts

Twitter, which originated as an accidental side project of a failing Internet startup, first launched into prominence in 2007 when it landed best start-up in the blog category of the technology portion of annual festival SxSW that year.

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[Review] How China’s Leaders Think

YoungUpstarts

When Internet giant Google threatened to pull out of China in 2010, few were aware of the paradox that the Internet brings to China’s leaders beyond the political fodder. This transition can bring tensions that can be magnified by the power of the Internet. This review was first posted on technology Techgoondu. ].

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. 50x more Internet users (2.4 But the biggest changes in our industry have been driven by technical changes themselves to which we are just observers and fortunate beneficiaries.

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Best Tips For Working Virtually – Setting Up Your Business To Work From Home

YoungUpstarts

Internet is crucial. Repeat the internet is crucial. If your company provides tech support utilize it. If major companies send everyone home to work, your favorite tech support guy is going to be extremely busy. Your computer from 2007 might not cut it today so if you have to get a new one. These tips should help.

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A Year in Review: 2016

Version One Ventures

Every announcement – whether it was a funding round, exit or layoffs – was analyzed within the context that the tech bubble has definitely burst or that we’re still in the bubble. At the same time, seed money is still abundant due to the proliferation of micro VC over the past few years. So, what really happened in 2016?

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.