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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

It’s how Cory Van Wolvelaere changed my life: In 1993, after working at Andersen Consulting for 2.5 The first goal was rooted in childhood – I grew up playing with technology and it has always been my passion. years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. I wanted to do more of the former, less of the latter.

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Mentors 6/18: The Best Mentor Relationships Eventually Become Two-Way

Feld Thoughts

Len and his partner Jerry Poch bought my first company in 1993. The company was decimated by the collapse of the Internet bubble and ultimately went bankrupt. Charlie started his own company, The Feld Group, in 1992 , when my company (Feld Technologies) was five years old. Following are two examples from my own life.

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My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

Feld Thoughts

.” I bootstrapped my first company and, while we did a lot of work for VCs, I liked taking money from them as “revenue” (where they paid Feld Technologies for our services) rather than as investment. Feld Technologies was acquired in November 1993. Do you want to help out?”

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic. In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. Marc released Mosaic in 1993. more than the combined market capitalizations of Amazon.com, eBay, Yahoo, Netscape and the entire Internet sector.

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[Infographic] The Incredible Growth Of Web Usage

YoungUpstarts

The Internet as we know it has evolved tremendously over the years. In fact in 1984 only about 1,000 hosts across university and corporate labs were linked, and just 130 websites existed in 1993. In fact in 1984 only about 1,000 hosts across university and corporate labs were linked, and just 130 websites existed in 1993.

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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. The Internet was thought to be too arcane, insecure and slow to meet real business needs.

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Why Pioneers Have Arrows In Their Backs

Steve Blank

Soon every other VC was using the phrase to justify the reckless “get big fast” strategies of dot-com startups during the Internet Bubble. In fact, a 1993 paper by Peter N. None of the market leaders in technology were the first movers. [1] Fast Followers – a better idea. Golder and Gerard J. That’s unlikely. 1] Montgomery, M.