Sophia Perl of Wisdom

APRIL 28, 2011

On top of that, because I was an APPNATION conference attendee, I got to enter my Eventabulous iPhone app into the AppCircus app pitch competition, a partnered event with APPNATION. I made a conscious decision to hang out at my pedestal for the rest of the day instead of attending any sessions. I had won.

Portland 40

Portland Oregon Mobile Incubator 40

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

June 5, 2011. They face lots of competition and few barriers to entry so the future growth and profitability can legitimately be questioned, but still… what Andrew Mason and the rest of the team have built in such a short time is truly remarkable. Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. How To Think About The Future.

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North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

The Next Web

MARCH 11, 2013

However, the success of your company is not set in stone, so it’s best to not rest on your laurels and expect all of the growth you’ve experienced to continue exponentially. “If you noticed that you’ve gone from one scale to the rest, you should probably reevaluate your process.”

Startup 124

Startup Mobile Restful Finance 124

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

May 26, 2011. The terms and valuation for both offers were comparable and when the team debated which path to choose, we all agreed both firms would have made good partners. The rest, as they say, is history. We three partners are working hard. Great to see you had such a good partner to start with. It was a $4.7M

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

David sold his recording equipment for $50,000 and they borrowed the rest of their seed money from a bank. Before starting OwnerListens in 2011, I spoke with over 100 business owners across ?the Today, Voices.com is one of the fastest-growing companies in Canada—not too shabby for a business that began life at the kitchen table.

Detroit 156

Detroit Technical Review Cofounder North America 156

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

When trying to lose thirty pounds in 2011, I found myself thinking at length about the cookies, cake, and ice cream I was passing up, trying to rationalize whether I could have a small piece, what the effect might be, and whether I even wanted to lose weight. Then you’re free to spend the rest of the day however you want.

Technical Review 195

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Software Review Cofounder 195

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

I remind my students that I’m teaching them a methodology they can use the rest of their careers, not running an incubator. Hershey just bought Krave Jerky, a team in our 2011 Berkeley Lean LaunchPad class, for >$200 million. Every once in awhile a team ignores my advice and builds a company worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

North America 120

North America Lean Customer Development Distribution 120

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

All of us at NextView extend our congratulations to founder Hardi Meybaum and the rest of the GrabCAD team. I first met Hardi at the beginning of 2011 here in Cambridge. My partner Rob had also been introduced to Hardi separately by an experienced CAD exec (Mike Volpe – now Hubspot’s CMO).

Boston 154

Boston Acquisition Estonia Viral 154

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

In 2011, I wrote about Jugaad, according to Wikipedia “a colloquial Hindi word that can mean an innovative fix or a simple work-around”. Low cost medical devices: In 2009 in India, GE partnered with Wipro to launch low cost medical devices including a $500 portable ECG. That statistic drops to less than 0.1

Africa 106

Africa India Bangladesh United States 106

Hunter Walker

JUNE 26, 2023

That exposure gave me insight into the significant knowledge gap that exists between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world. When we founded DataHero back in 2011, there was a trend going on where people were obsessively trying to “design” their company cultures. HW: Who’s an investor you consider to be a role model and why?

Silicon Valley 113

Silicon Valley Canada Founder Early Stage 113

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. All rights reserved.

Small Business 71

Small Business Marketing Arkansas Social Media 71

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. All rights reserved.

Marketing 53

Marketing Social Media Software Review Small Business 53

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch.

Small Business 41

Small Business Social Media Engineer Matching 41

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. All rights reserved.

Web 46

Web Software Review Cofounder Small Business 46

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. I suppose I could have skipped the whole rest of the blog post and just posted that. THE FULL STORY.

Mobile 339

Mobile Email Social Media Global 339

Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

billion today as a public company (it went public in 2011). Mike helped Ev Williams and Jack Dorsey capitalize Twitter, and the rest is history. If it wasn’t for a fierce conversation that I had with Arthur Patterson, the co-founder of Accel Partners, Coremetrics would have gone out of business in early 2001. It is worth $3.4

B2C 51

B2C Austin Cofounder IPO 51

Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2021

By 1923, 2/3rds of the courses at Harvard were taught with the case method, and the pattern was set for business education for the rest of the 20th century. Launched in 2011, the Lean LaunchPad capstone entrepreneurship class was unique in that it was: team-based. One of the goals of the class is to talk to 100 customers and partners.

Lean 436

Lean Agile Business Model Business Plan 436

Babbling VC

AUGUST 10, 2011

For the rest of you, let's get back to business. I am seriously babbling like everyone else did in 2001, 2008 and now again in 2011. Just as you may be out renegotiating things, your customers and partners are thinking similarly. No really, who is surprised? If you said yes, stick your head back in the sand.

Germany 76

Germany Stock IPO Valuation 76

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

He is a co-founder and managing partner of Relationship Impact , a consulting firm focused on helping great leaders build great leadership teams. So, my partner, my boss had a strong vision for what he wanted the firm to look like. It was an entrepreneurial venture but we bought it with two passive partners. Knock on wood.

Leadership 72

Leadership Developer Curation Hiring 72

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Although the rest of us probably won’t be able to get our questions for business leaders answered directly, there’s likely a video on MeetTheBoss TV that is relevant to your issue. SCORE.org A resource partner with the U.S. Office for Mac 2011 Delivers the Good. This Mornings 4 Biggest Stories in S.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

One of the earliest things we did at NextView when my partners and I started working together was go away as a team to the New Hampshire mountains. It’s commonly said that the biggest risk facing a new VC firm is disharmony among the partners. At the time, I think we didn’t even had a name for the fund.

New Hampshire 50

New Hampshire Croatia Omaha Portfolio 50

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

—– In August 2011 I received an email from someone at NYU I never heard of. But what NYU did with the rest of their grant dollars was simply brilliant. NYU has adopted the Lean LaunchPad ® class as a standard entrepreneurship course across twelve different schools/colleges within the University.

Lean 274

Lean New York City New York Customer Development 274

Steve Blank

JUNE 11, 2012

We’ve taught two cohorts: 21 teams ending in December 2011 , and 24 teams ending in May 2012. In a university, the Lean LaunchPad class teaches a methodology the students can use for the rest of their careers. In July 2012 we’ll teach 50 more teams, and another 50 in October. Here’s what they found. They left with very deep knowledge.

Lean 258

Lean Incubator Business Model Georgia 258

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The rest is history. I wanted to narrow our focus to just social media, but in 2011 many people told me I was foolish, that it was still a passing fad. Thanks to Billy Lowe, Gloss & Toss® ! #6- 6- Combined two words to form a strong name. Photo Credit: Andrea H. The moral of my story is to trust your gut and ask for the sign.

Naming 80

Naming Entrepreneur LLC Social Media 80

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

World Featured in US & World Featured: Facebook Year End 2011 Awards. 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Year End 2011.

New York City 83

New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

My partner Rob also wondered if Facebook is the next Yahoo! , Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. 2011 Gross Profit Margin: 77%. 2011 Net Income: $1.00 2011 US Revenue = 56% of total, ROW = 44% of total. or the next Google. have built in 8 years is truly incredible.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

Haystack

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Sure, as Mike Tyson mused, everyone has a plan until they’re punched in the face, but even if that punch is coming, having the time and space to let my brain rest a bit and mill around the house (even with kids and their chaos) let’s me think about what I want to focus on the next year and what I want to eliminate.

California 82

California Portfolio Restful Technology 82

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

In 2011, I wrote about Jugaad, according to Wikipedia “a colloquial Hindi word that can mean an innovative fix or a simple work-around”. Low cost medical devices: In 2009 in India, GE partnered with Wipro to launch low cost medical devices including a $500 portable ECG. That statistic drops to less than 0.1

Africa 40

Africa India Bangladesh United States 40

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Instead students get their hands dirty talking to customers, partners and competitors as they encounter the chaos and uncertainty of how a startup actually works. Each week will be a new adventure as they test each part of their business model and then share the hard earned knowledge with the rest of the class.

Agile 254

Agile Business Model Customer Development Lean 254

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 28, 2015

It follows two other funds, called Bullet Time Ventures, that were a $5 million fund raised in 2009 and a $25 million fund raised in 2011. Shortly after that conversation (either the same day or the following day) my partners at Foundry Group (Seth, Jason, and Ryan) all committed to invest in the fund. Brad: “F **g no-brainer.

LP 70

LP Seattle Angel Investor Partner 70

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2011

To view the rest of this year’s exciting agenda please click here. Young Upstarts is a Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia and Apps World Asia 2011 media partner. This article was first posted in Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia’s blog.

Social Media 157

Social Media PR Media Asia 157

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2018

These bootstrapped (or mostly bootstrapped) startups are who I come into contact with while running MicroConf , hosting Startups for the Rest of Us , writing books , speaking at conferences, etc. I first thought of a “YC for bootstrappers” in 2011, but realized the timing wasn’t right. Charging real money.

Design 49

Design Bootstrapping Startup Restful 49

Up and Running

OCTOBER 16, 2014

A 2011 Deloitte study further confirms these sentiments by suggesting a link between workplace volunteerism and positive corporate culture. Extra points for including affordable options to add on partners and children to health plans. Healthcare, dental, and vision; especially in the U.S. Discounts on other types of insurance.

Software Review 126

Software Review Employee Retention Silicon Valley 126

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

Laura Blue of LaunchLink PR corroborates Gerhardt’s message : It is during these times that brands need to be especially considerate about what and how they are communicating to customers, partners and stakeholders. And it’s more important than ever to communicate to their customers, prospective customers, and the rest of their industry.”.

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Feld Thoughts

MAY 18, 2011

This morning, as I cranked through my 5am – 7am routine (which ends at 6am today because I have to leave the house at 630am to get to CU Boulder to give a keynote at the 2011 Boulder Economic Summit ) I kept thinking to myself “deep breath.&# Tonight, Amy and I have dinner alone.

Restful 114

Restful Partner Email 114

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 1, 2013

In a year, I went from an idea and a track record to more than $5mm of limited partner commitments, six investments in incredible entrepreneurs (to be announced when I get my new website up), and a ton of opportunity to create innovation in New York City. In the middle of 2011, I started following the Four Hour Body diet and exercise routine.

New York City 139

New York City Limited Partner Agile New York 139

dontbesoanalytical.blogspot.com

MAY 13, 2012

should rest with a COO; the CTO is a research and ad tech discipline in the strategic planning domain. March 1, 2011 12:31 PM. But the CTO does not own a production facility and should not be measured against that criterion. Functional strategies (productivity, headcount, floor space, training, power and cooling, etc.) Post a Comment.

CTO 40

CTO Technical Review Technology Software Review 40