mashable.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

We asked 10 founders to share what they think the future of personalized shopping holds (ecommerce entrepreneurs, listen up!). As brick-and-mortar stores started seeing sales slip, they plunged headfirst into the Internet, thus creating click-and-mortar operations. See also: 5 Surprising Places Where Ecommerce Is Taking Off.

eCommerce 108

eCommerce Technical Review San Francisco New York City 108

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

the “TOPSCAN” framework from my research study on value creation by VCs ): T eam-Building – We aggregate openings across our portfolio on our jobs page. – Aggregation, ranking, and discounts from service providers. I’m very interested in additional ways to use technology to extend each of these! – OKRs for CEOs.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60

David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. They do that by aggregating America’s startups, providing them with pro bono services, and promoting regional ecosystem development. There are 1.4m-1.6m

America 144

America DC Startup Aggregator 144

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series , we interviewed Maha and David Harper, wife and husband co-founders of Atlas Group London, a construction-tech startup that has digitized the building of healthcare facilities. Co-Founder & CEO. Co-Founder & COO. David Harper. Maha Harper.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Founder Saudi Arabia Cofounder 128

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2017

by Ross Kimbarovsky, founder of crowdSPRING. Even so, it’s difficult (and perhaps impossible) to operate a small business or startup and not negotiate agreements with employees, vendors, customers, and others. Ross Kimbarovsky is founder and CEO at crowdSPRING and Startup Foundry.

Partner 171

Partner Employee Non-Compete IP 171

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

It all started with a small group of founders and product enthusiasts who self-aggregated into an online community. Dun & Bradstreet, a 174 year old financial services company, has spent the last year building an experiment-driven marketing operation. Dun & Bradstreet is undergoing a big cultural shift.

Lean 60

Lean United States Fractional CTO Startup 60

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Rick Boerebach is a co-founder of ZEEF.com , a curated link directory built by passionate experts. By opening fewer stores you decrease costs in renting real estate, distributing products to your stores, and hiring employees for every location in every area you’re operating in.

Affiliate 134

Affiliate Revenue Internet Marketing 134

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Years earlier, he had founded Bikky after being inspired by his mother-in-law and the New York City restaurant she’s owned and operated for over 20 years. Our investment thesis is backing mission-driven founders and Abhinav is as mission-driven as it gets. The secret to her success?

New York City 60

New York City Customer Aggregator Retention 60

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

The closing panel on Day 1 felt like the start of a witty punchline, “A startup founder, a government official, and a venture capitalist walk into a room…”?—?what This layout allowed founders to interact directly with stakeholders and potentially draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) commitments right then and there.

SBIR 48

SBIR Government Venture Capital Startup 48

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

by Evgeny Glariantov , founder of FREED. As of December 2017, the GIMPS project had reached an aggregate computing power of approximately 320 TeraFLOPS (320 trillion floating-point operations per second). The aggregate computing power of the project is more than 960 TFLOPS. Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Search 179

Search Aggregator Distribution Framework 179

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

In venture capital in particular, early-stage companies are often operating in frontier industries, where the rules are unpredictable and conventional analytic frameworks may be misleading. Signal is a fundraising tool for founders run by NFX Guild, which identifies the most relevant VCs for you. . Pitchbot.vc are using AngelMob.co

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

I’m an Ashley Mayer superfan so beyond the affinity, have been fortunate enough to also bring her into Homebrew as an advisor to our portfolio companies, and invest in Coalition , a venture firm she founded along with three other amazing female operators. I tried to get hired at Better Place and failed. Enter Box. They gave me a shot.

IPO 91

IPO Cofounder Early Stage Portfolio 91

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Co-founder & CEO Steve Hafner and the business team are based in Norwalk, CT. 2010 Operating Income: $16 million. Founding Date: 2004. 2010 Net Income: $8 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. And some of their best and brightest have ended up in the organizations like the 2nd Bureau, Unit 61398 tasked euphemistically for “Computer Network Operations.”. (They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.)

China 326

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 326

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

I’d like to take a step back and discuss the significance of IP as a component of the overall value that founders intend to create as they grow the company. How much risk do IP issues in the aggregate pose to our business ? Financial, technical and operational plans and forecasts of all kinds (trade secret).

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

Even for those who don’t care to dive into the numbers, it’s worth a quick glance because co-founder/CEO Andrew Mason wrote a letter which forms the preamble of the full document. Keep in mind Yipit is an indirect competitor in the daily deals space (essentially a meta aggregator of deals sites), but the analysis is sound IMO.

North America 100

North America Chicago Boston Silicon Valley 100

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Airbnb’s availability as a marketplace and its aggregation of substantial consumer demand has actually meant certain forms of lodging have been newly built or converted into rooms for the primary purpose of listing on Airbnb. Source: Airbnb S-1. Airbnb’s Secret Sauce. Expedia 8%. Booking Holdings 35%. Hilton 17%. Marriott 9%.

North America 401

North America IPO Prospectus Europe 401

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. And some of their best and brightest have ended up in the organizations like the 2nd Bureau, Unit 61398 tasked euphemistically for “Computer Network Operations.”. (They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.)

China 218

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 218

ConversionXL

APRIL 1, 2019

Are they someone with two months’ research under their belt, or an experienced operator looking for advanced resources? Live chat : You can aggregate data that you collect on audience interactions with live chat representatives or chatbots. Jordie Black, founder of Copy and Check , has a six-step process for all client content.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Marketing Software Review Audience 133

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2017

by Stephen Sheinbaum, founder of Bizfi. You’ve got to take steps to improve your operations and that begins with technology , like incorporating a cloud-based accounting system and social media management tools. Every entrepreneur starts out with dreams of success. Streamline your day-to-day tasks.

Small Business 100

Small Business Small Business Administration Social Media Aggregator 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2012

TechStars has several excellent mentors on staff, led by founder and CEO David Cohen. The key difference between them, according to purists, is that accelerators compress the timescale for startups by operating as a type of boot camp. Business accelerators” is another term often used interchangeably with incubators.

Incubator 215

Incubator Entrepreneur New York City Silicon Valley 215

VC Adventure

APRIL 30, 2020

We will continue to aggregate learnings as we expand the network and try to use them to both influence policy as well as to accelerate and expand our ability to help businesses that continue to struggle through the Covid-19 induced economic crisis. Lew Visscher is the founder of Lew’s List. I though it was worth sharing here as well.

Small Business 79

Small Business SBA Colorado Finance 79

Genuine VC

MAY 5, 2015

One of my first mentors in venture capital explained to me that the key role of a VC is to “aggregate talent.” At NextView Ventures, we’re hyper-focused on the seed stage, and since starting the firm, we’ve heard repeatedly and consistently from founders that a primary challenge they face during that stage is hiring.

Portfolio 100

Portfolio Startup Boston Seed Stage 100

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2016

by Samar Singla, founder of Click Labs. Players that still operate on the horizontal, time-tested tenets of business need to pay closer attention to this blooming economy if they are to compete in the future. In countries where it operates, Grab has tie-ups with brands that are doing well regionally, boosting brand awareness.

Demand 100

Demand Singapore Malaysia Asia 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

Some of the entrepreneurs below stayed in school while developing and operating their business, while others dropped out in order to give their venture their full attention. In June 2012, Fanning and fellow Napster co-founder Sean Parker launched a new live social video mirco-sharing platform called Airtime. Insomnia Cookies.

Intellectual Property 127

Intellectual Property New York City Pennsylvania Cofounder 127

Ben's Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In conversation with a16z managing partner Jeff Jordan (and former CEO of OpenTable and former GM of eBay among other things) — so, from all sides of investing, operating, life — Annie shares tips for decision makers of all kinds making decisions under uncertainty… really, all of us. How do you think the world operates?

San Antonio 36

San Antonio Aggregator Jordan Stock 36

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

Many people still find this idea challenging, even for companies that operate solely on the web. Ash Maurya is the founder of WiredReach , a bootstrapped startup that he has been running for seven years. Examples of things I monitor are the numbers of user activations, active users, and aggregate page hits to user galleries.

Continuous Deployment 151

Continuous Deployment San Francisco Lean Wiki 151

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

If you’re thinking about building an online video network today you need to think about: Producing your own content (not just aggregating). Developing O&O (owned & operated) businesses (outside of YouTube). Building direct customer relationships with viewers (who want to tune into your channels).

Networking 366

Networking Media Distribution Video 366

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Lauren Bush at Under30CEO , April 21, 2011 : Lauren Bush, co-founder of FEED Projects, discusses how she applied her entrepreneurial skills to the nonprofit, social justice sector. Watch this video with the site’s founder and CEO where he talks about how he launched everything solo and wound up with an entire company built around one idea.

Entrepreneur 231

Entrepreneur Cofounder Washington Bangladesh 231

Gust

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

TechStars has several excellent mentors on staff, led by founder and CEO David Cohen. The key difference between them, according to purists, is that accelerators compress the timescale for startups by operating as a type of boot camp. Business accelerators” is another term often used interchangeably with incubators.

Incubator 147

Incubator Entrepreneur New York City Silicon Valley 147

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Capital Factory’s Saturday Startup Spotlight series continues this week with the Co-Founder and CEO of Homads : Vi Nguyen. I’m Vi Nguyen, one of the co-founders and CEO of Homads. We have two other founders that run the head of data and tech, and I run the business side. Our next milestone is to get ourselves out of Texas.

Startup 48

Startup Cofounder Elevator Pitch Bootstrapping 48

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

It should be even more important to the founders themselves, because it demonstrates that their business hypothesis is grounded in reality. These founders have not managed, to borrow a phrase from Steve Blank , to create a scalable and repeatable sales process. Compared to the million-dollar startup, they are operating at micro-scale.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Along with the announcement of the founding Mysupermarket has also made some significant changes in its managament team, by adding Alon Bloch as CEO, replacing the founder Amir Ofer. Another interesting company operating in the space is Alice.com , which enables users to buy FMCG directly from manufacturers.

Venture Capital 98

Venture Capital Aggregator eCommerce Partner 98

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 15, 2010

ineze search dissects the content of each page caught by its web-crawler – Physical, Technical, Environmental, Operational and other characteristics. The aggregated product data can be easily queried, and thus compared, matched and filtered with unprecedented ease and power.

Stealth 80

Stealth Cofounder Matching Artificial Inteligence 80

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

She joined Launchpad as a very non-traditional founder and defied every conventional expectation to build one of LA’s fastest growing companies. They have aggregated talent into similar locations to learn from each other and made it easier for high-profile mentors to meet many companies at once. But my prediction?

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Early Stage Venture Capital Los Angeles Coder 290

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

It means relying on your own savings and revenue to operate and expand.”. It is also important to realize that, statistically speaking, most startups become operational without any venture capital or external funding sources. It is worth noting that while this is challenging to achieve, it is incredibly rewarding to do so.

Bootstrapping 85

Bootstrapping Global Startup Hungary 85

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 30, 2019

John Jantsch: Today’s episode is brought to you by Break Through The Noise , the new book by Tim Staples, Co-Founder and CEO of Shareability. John Jantsch: Okay, so on Google’s five point or five star scale, is there a perfect aggregate score that you should be aiming for? Back to Podcast. Transcript. Aaron Weiche: Yep.

Software Review 65

Software Review Reputation Small Business Aggregator 65