Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 9, 2009 The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help) Ive been asked to speak this year at the Web 2.0 It uses principles of agile software development, open source and web 2.0, Im especially interested in hearing from those of you who are planning to attend the Web 2.0

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

It’s crazy how much web traffic is being served to mobile phones now. It’s changing the landscape of web development, design, apps, business, and everything in between. You can’t ignore mobile, and yet most of the web isn’t optimized. I’m excited to see the web move towards responsive design!

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Join the Lean Startup discussion at Web 2.0 Expo for free Im honored to announce that my Lean Startup session at the Web 2.0 I plan to apply these models to my own ventures, especially within new contexts separate from software and web development. What does this mean for you?

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 25, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Interesting perspective on LinkedIn’s IPO – arguing that the IPO price was reasonable – [link]. 35 Examples of Vintage and Retro in Web Design – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. VCs tend to carry their partners much longer, in hopes of a big public offering (IPO) that could produce a windfall. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down. The large investment amounts preferred by VCs are no longer needed to launch winners.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2012

With close to 900 million users and an upcoming IPO , Facebook is ruling the web as the social network of choice. At the core of the book are 18 cardinal rules of the social web, divided into chapters, which cover the following lessons: 1. Listen First and Never Stop Listening.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 24, 2017

Snap Inc’s stock SNAP increased 44% from the initial IPO rate on the first trading day. Because e-commerce, web, and smartphone penetration is still behind the United States, the trend is going to positively impact the company’s stock in the foreseeable future. Profits should rise to 7% this year, up from the 4% of the last two years.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. And post IPO deals, although these tend to correct more quickly. Why does all this matter?

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

So to accommodate all of the requests I have agreed to re-present our findings and will do so via web conference tomorrow at 7 pm ET / 4 pm PT. So much so that only a very of those who wanted to learn more were able to get in before registration sold out. To register, click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/647747626

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2021

A few years ago, I first saw an interesting step in that direction via the classic book “ Entrepreneurial DNA ,” by Joe Abraham , with his assessment web site. If you ever felt enticed to jump into a quick money deal, like a real-estate quick-flip, or an IPO, that was your Opportunist side showing. Specialist.

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BeyondVC

MARCH 21, 2017

from AppDynamics S1 Filing : We offer a full range of deployment options across most of our applications, including public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, on-premises and hybrid approaches. The post Thoughts from Mulesoft and AppDynamics IPO Filings appeared first on BeyondVC.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

On top of all this it was considered very bad form not to have at least four additional consecutive quarters of profits after an IPO.) The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did.

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The Next Web

JUNE 29, 2020

In terms of IPOs, while most markets across the world have taken a hit during the pandemic, Seoul’s burgeoning biotech scene has helped position the city as a leader. It will be… This story continues at The Next Web. Seoul’s startup ecosystem is set to take on the tech world.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Hottest Pre-IPO Adtech Startups | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1k6cUmV. Great Design via Psychology | Psychology of Web Design – crowdspring.co/1o0VnjR.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

The costs to start are much lower than ever (90% reduction in infrastructure costs to start a company through open source & web services) and large companies being created in many geographies. When companies DO IPO they are worth much more at IPO time than in the past. More value is captured more by VCs prior to an IPO.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

More and more angels will be minted as the 2019 IPO class emerges. Yet, we as a planet are beginning to understand just how much of the web is not true. Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top. Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

And at PayPal we were hit with a couple patent disputes while in the midst of our IPO process. The bulk of the patents they believe Facebook is infringing pertain to things like A) display & targeting of online ads, B) online privacy, C) personalization of a user’s web experience, D) general online messaging (Yahoo!

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! With IPO Hopes Fading, Square And Box Face Reality Of Commodity Products | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1rWbako. 23 Inspiringly Beautiful Portfolio Designs – crowdspring.co/1mVP03W.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Why Startups Die | The Next Web - [link]. Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5 10 Best Photoshop Web Layout Design Tutorials 2012 – [link].

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Facebook S-1: The Most Anticipated IPO in a Decade. Here’s my first look at Facebook viewed through the lens of their IPO filing. Plus Facebook has ample cash on hand today and will get a huge slug more from the IPO. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. February 2, 2012.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

When he founded Netflix as a DVD rental service in 1997, Hastings had already led one company, Pure Software, from its birth to an IPO. You’ve IPOed two companies. Doing an IPO can be a great thing, but there are always consequences. Now Netflix offers video streaming in 41 countries around the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. VCs tend to carry their partners much longer, in hopes of a big public offering (IPO) that could produce a windfall. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down. The large investment amounts preferred by VCs are no longer needed to launch winners.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Mark Cuban Says Dead IPO Market for Small Firms Hurts Competition – [link]. Using Photos of People in Web Designs: 30 Inspiring Examples – [link]. – [link].

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Pascal's View

MARCH 18, 2010

Susan Mangiero , CEO of Investment Governance’s Fiduciary X , asked me the following: Question: Do you think than anemic IPO market will remain a deterrent to VC investing? I believe that an entire generation of American innovation is at risk as a result of the lack of IPO’s. Yes I do.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 7 Web Productivity Tools That’ll Maximize Your Efficiency | Forbes – [link]. New study on companies worth $100M+ shows how much of a lie the Web 2.0

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 dot-com bonanza. How little we all knew how ironic that term would become but has nonetheless endured.

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Rob Go

DECEMBER 28, 2011

I was reflecting on this post last week about the state of consumer web in Boston and shared a few of my thoughts in the comments. So I thought I’d jot down some of the highlights I have seen from my vantage point in this 2011 Boston Consumer Web Year in Review. IPO’s/Exits. Kayak: Registered for an IPO but on hold.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d.

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The Next Web

JUNE 17, 2018

Sometimes it’s an IPO. You’ve always said it can… This story continues at The Next Web. For a while, it’s all about making your first dollar. Then your first million. If you’re lucky — and good — you grow the company to a point where you can consider an exit. More often it’s an acquisition. The hood is up.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 28, 2016

While The Center For American Entrepreneurship website has a series of pages describing the issues and solutions to them , I didn’t find a crisp summary of the book on the web. Fix Venture Capital by Fixing the IPO Market. So I decided to create an outline of the policies and the recommendations. They follow.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Some Thoughts On The IPO Market For Web Companies (by @fredwilson) – [link]. How Google+ Is Changing the Web, Even Though No One Wants It To – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

Bill Gross is the man responsible for the overwhelming amount of monetization on the web. In the former case many people scoffed at paying up for Google at IPO. money off the table) given the dearth of IPO’s and M&A over the past few years? - High Profile Deal of the Week: 1. This is “Adsense for Twitter.”

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

I also talked about how the same concepts could… This story continues at The Next Web. I gave specific, step-by-step guides to how early stage businesses can easily generate several thousand dollars a month in extra profit purely through partnerships within their sector.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. It’ll be nearly two years before the concept of “Web 2.0″ ″ is popularized by Tim O’Reilly (the first Web 2.0

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Gregory Wehmeyer True, Ben, once upon a time, Angel Investors provided the launching pad for Venture Capital Firms to propel any startup on two legs toward a successful IPO. We are coaching VCs and Angel Investors everyday who call us wanting to understand our Early Stage LPO versus late stage IPO approach to business.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. Gregory Wehmeyer True, Ben, once upon a time, Angel Investors provided the launching pad for Venture Capital Firms to propel any startup on two legs toward a successful IPO.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

Ryan had a vision for an integration web-based system to layer on top of all of this to help support and manage the software development process. Million To The Boulder Community after their IPO. We weren’t the first investor in Rally. Ryan quickly raised about $400k of friends and family money.

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