David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

Technology innovation, globalization of markets, and recent market volatility such as the 2008 market collapse are driving painful changes (for some) in the asset management industry. ETFs have become increasingly popular because of the lower cost, generally tax beneficial structure and a wide variety of products now available.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally. Nothing seems impossible anymore.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

At crowdSPRING, we feel very fortunate to participate in such a vibrant community of talented creatives. But we also value our broader, global community, and feel it’s important to make an impact there, as well. That’s part of why we launched our Give Back program back in 2008. An Ever Growing Health Crisis.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

At crowdSPRING, we feel very fortunate to participate in such a vibrant community of talented creatives. But we also value our broader, global community, and feel it’s important to make an impact there, as well. That’s part of why we launched our Give Back program back in 2008. An Ever Growing Health Crisis.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

At crowdSPRING, we feel very fortunate to participate in such a vibrant community of talented creatives. But we also value our broader, global community, and feel it’s important to make an impact there, as well. That’s part of why we launched our Give Back program back in 2008. An Ever Growing Health Crisis.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

For the uninitiated, Zoho introduced a CRM system that was one-tenth the price of Salesforce.com and penetrated the lower end of the market using an Indian cost structure. Now, if the communication can be smoothed, the entire process will become a great deal more productive. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. The celebration for its unique culture and flourishing business community is very appealing, and many new startups are flocking to the city to embrace it as their own.

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Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

Let me show other source that may be good for community. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2008. (11). The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Happy New Year 2008! Global warming: a plague for humanity? Global Warning! Anonymous said.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In some strange way, a big part of his competitive advantage is that he is able to outsource everything and maintain such a low cost structure. When you outsource…at least in the early days…it matters little wheter you pick a local bank or a global one. where you can leverage some internal “low cost&# time.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Many startups and small businesses turn to the web for crowdsourcing their logos, so let’s start with a basic understanding of what crowdsourcing is in this context: Crowdsourcing is using the internet to obtain services by approaching an online community. Our top four picks are large online communities of designers—the crowd.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The overall culture in Austin is renowned for its supportiveness of the small business community. The celebration for its unique culture and flourishing business community is very appealing, and many new startups are flocking to the city to embrace it as their own.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 23, 2019

Many of them are a reaction to the 2008 financial crisis and perceived harm caused by large tech companies engaging in questionable activities with consumer data. People are frustrated that we have become a product that tech companies sell to advertisers and data companies. Dan Simerman.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 19, 2020

I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. This was supposed to be Airbnb's biggest year by many measures, including its IPO, which was one of the most anticipated since the 2008 financial crisis. Instead, the global pandemic has turned 2020 into its most harrowing year.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Of course, readers of this blog know that the lean in "lean startup" doesnt refer to cost, but - rather - to Lean Thinking. The Lean Startup movement is already global ( see the map ). Thats as it should be, as the new era of entrepreneurship that is now dawning is intrinsically global. I think this is a fair question.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 15, 2018

There are some unusual ways to practise leading and organising other people, here are a few: · Organising groups of volunteers at well-known music festivals and large events in your community. Unnatural growth often has high costs involved, high marketing budgets and staff costs can often lead to failure or at least sudden downsizing.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2014

Back in October 2013 Simon-Kucher & Partners , a global marketing & sales consultancy, published a survey that found 33% of shoppers did not name prices as the primary driver for online shopping. Shipping Costs. Most Shoppers Do Not Cite “Lower Prices” As Their Primary Motivation For Shopping Online. Social Proof.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. Why bother with all the extra costs, people, programs, etc?

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

On the surface the book is an incredibly well written narrative over the course of five years, from 2008 to 2013, that connects the laid off auto workers, job center retraining, union organizers, community and business leaders, and politicians. but that the supporting service jobs would also disappear in the community.

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

I remember writing a blog post in 2008, post-financial crash, on how the recession was going to re-vitalize the city’s tech startup community, which would eventually help diversify the NYC economy. I helped launch NYCSeed in 2008 in response to the lack of seed funding available in NYC.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

starting the global social commerce movement and changing the face of commerce forever. It was an ad supported virtual community. Would have never been that much if not for the crazy boom times where the mantra was get big fast, no matter the cost. 2008 Harvard Business Review. Profitable from day one. Too much, really.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. They need a combination of capital and experience to separate from the rest of the pack – the low cost of starting a business means it is even more vital to become the market leader more quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Cost of entry for a startup is at an all-time low. Now they are back in every community, with the best even waving money at graduates. Entrepreneurs now can think globally about the opportunity, from day one but start locally. The elements include communications, mobile platforms, and location-based services.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Now that I’m back full time in NYC, I decided to run for the Board of NY Tech Meetup, a dynamic community of 20,000 entrepreneurs, investors, developers, designers and people interested in tech. Make no mistake: NYC has arrived solidly as major global tech hub. Below is my platform statement, which I am calling NYC 3.0:

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Those things all got created in 2007, 2008.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Seshu Madabushi, from Irving, Texas, pitched Desi Sauda , a Groupon-like service catering to the South Asian communities in the U.S. I happen to be a huge critic of Groupon's 'expand geographies at all cost' strategy. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Desi Sauda.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Eventually, the company was led to global dominance by Alfred P. Forbes, Shopify, and Gillette are among the clients who have learned how FUBU developed a successful global brand. They're also dedicated to giving back to the community and their employees, who each receive three pints of ice cream per day. It cost him $4.8B

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

42:07) On how the 2008 financial crisis prepared banks for the pandemic. (44:25) And half our clubs were in the state of California in 2008, so was a very interesting time to be a CEO and learned a lot. We have companies now who have every store, globally or in a whole country, shuttered. Stanley McChrystal's Team of Teams. (29:34)

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He is also struggling with the pricing structure, because until he can get to volume printing, the cost per unit is way too high.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2012

According to the report, funding dipped in the early years, rose until 2008, and then fell sharply as the recession hit. global competitiveness.”. State funding declined as a share of these universities’ budgets from 28 percent in 2001 to 19 percent in 2009. Nobody decided they wanted to see it this way.”

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Friday, October 10, 2008. The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. When we first published Bessemer’s Top 10 Laws for Being "SaaS-y" in early 2008 in conjunction with our annual invitation-only SaaS CEO Summit, we were overwhelmed with the positive response and feedback we received. Michael Kassing.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Lindzon has more than 20 years experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity. He has lectured and consulted extensively for industry, academia, military, and intelligence communities. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Business Development for Massive, Inc.,

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

When you support that platform with inspirational and informative subject matter that helps guide people along the way, and then offer them a community of service providers who can help round out their team—well, that’s the ticket. Do you know how much it cost 2 days of “holidays” for the company? 18) Better Person.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He is also struggling with the pricing structure, because until he can get to volume printing, the cost per unit is way too high.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He is also struggling with the pricing structure, because until he can get to volume printing, the cost per unit is way too high.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Finding the right niche, and finding the community that this niche serves, is the way to make a small business a success. First Financial Bank, and Coastal Community Bank, and Neocova recently confirmed a series A funding round of $9.5m. Here are a few of the companies doing just that in 2020: Small banking solutions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

I've known Brian Chesky, Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community at Airbnb for a long time. This was supposed to be Airbnb's biggest year by many measures, including its IPO, which was one of the most anticipated since the 2008 financial crisis. Instead, the global pandemic has turned 2020 into its most harrowing year.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2012

Eighty-five percent of us that graduated in 2011 moved back home with our parents, a cost-saving measure that previous generations shunned, regardless of need. Although the baby boomers certainly made their voices heard by the politicians of their day, they fell far short in community activism. Get involved.

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