Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2022

Christensen in “ The Innovator’s Dilemma ” way back in 1995. What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology. Investors will likely wait for more traction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2019

Christensen in “ The Innovator’s Dilemma ” way back in 1995. What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology. Investors will likely wait for more traction.

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Technical Review Technology Social Media Restful 218

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

In 1995 Netscape IPO’d and browsers started to become more prevalent. Secondly, they had an owned & operated (O&O) website – Google.com – and Overture had shut down GoTo.com at the request of their very profitable and large distribution partners. That gave Google a huge cost advantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

It took more than a year to make this happen (I’ll cover how I did this in a different post) but January 2nd, 1995 I flew to France for 2 years and didn’t move back to the US for 11 years. I chose a different path. I pushed for Accenture to transfer me to Europe.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I joined Gartner in 1995. I remember clients would call and say they were getting ready for next-gen applications, but that they felt they had "enough time". The deadline in their case was, of course, the Y2K "wall".

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2019

Millennials are the generation born roughly from 1981 to 1995, meaning that the older millennials aren’t that far from 40. Millennials are changing how we buy, how we sell, how we vacation, how we invest, and just about everything else. If you’re running a business, you have to pay attention to how they think and act.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

In 1995 Netscape changed the rules about going public. So how did we go from VCs discarding founders to founders now running large companies? Seven major changes occurred: It became OK to go public or get acquired without profit (or even revenue).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2019

Now comprising the highest percentage of the workforce, this generation (born roughly from 1981 to 1995) receives considerable marketing attention. Here are how the buying habits of different generations are influenced by environmental factors and how businesses must focus their marketing efforts accordingly: Millennials. .

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Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Thanks to that decision, the company was able to see quick growth, leading it to take out a second SBA-backed loan, this time for $807,000, in 1995. Two years after engineering firm UEC Electronics launched in 1995, its owner realized she and her staff of 10 needed marketing assistance to grow the business.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2019

But, when Amazon first issued its mission statement in 1995: …to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon – Develop a consistent, reliable multi-channel brand.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 13, 2017

Small businesses are responsible for as much as 65 percent of the new jobs created since 1995. There are approximately 28 million small business in the United States, and each one is vying for growth and an increased share of profits in the marketplace.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2017

Christensen in “ The Innovator’s Dilemma ” way back in 1995. What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology. Investors will likely wait for more traction.

Technical Review 152

Technical Review Technology Social Media Restful 152

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k. He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2013

” While ” The E-Myth Revisited ” may have been written quite some time ago (it was last published in 1995), its teachings still ring true in this day and age. Although social technologies have transformed the business and consumer landscape, the basic principles of sound businesses still apply.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

In 1995, I was the only one of my friends using email and there were no cell phones. I didn’t really expect that consumer product evolution patterns will be so similar to software products – but the facts may surprise you. A look at how CMS evolved. 1st phase (late 90s, early 00s): New Web programming languages and frameworks.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2015

Prior to founding EnableSoft in 1995, Richard was a partner and served as Senior Vice President of FiTech PLUSmark, Inc. EnableSoft, is engaged in offering game changing software products and services to the business and financial services industry, healthcare and a dozen other markets. EnableSoft serves over 500 corporate clients worldwide.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2014

I was one of the most prolific Internet angel investors in Boston at this point (1994 – 1995) so our paths crossed periodically. Charley was a partner at a firm called VIMAC and was looking at some Internet stuff. We never invested in anything together, but after I moved to Boulder, I got a call from Charley one day in early 1996.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 8, 2013

I’ve only worked in what could be considered a “big” company for 18 months (1993 – 1995) and that was the company (AmeriData) that bought my first company (Feld Technologies). Wikipedia reminded me – it’s another Peter Drucker creation from The Practice of Management.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In 1995 the company went public and overnight I became the CEO of a public company. Then in 1991 I came up with a product for developers that turned out to be important enough to build a company around. And an amazing thing happened; sales just kept doubling year over year. I was just in shock!

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

When I joined Gartner in 1995, I was part of the AAS (for Administrative Application Systems) service which largely covered accounting, financial planning and hcm applications. We gradually expanded the AAS scope to also cover procurement, order management and other.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

After graduating from the ACL in London, he began his career in financial markets in 1995 as an equity and portfolio manager at Standard & Poor in London, taking up further posts at Alfred Berg/ABN AMRO in Moscow and PBS in Switzerland. Mr. Vukajlovic was born in Germany, grew up in Serbia and studied in the US and London.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2019

An employee of Sun Microsystems, James Gosling, created a new object-oriented programming language called Oak in 1995. Yet there is sometimes greater value in being very deliberate at calculating risk and making more thought-out proposals for change. He de-risked it initially by using it to set up client Time Warner cable boxes.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Prior to founding EnableSoft in 1995, Richard was a partner and served as Senior Vice President of FiTech PLUSmark, Inc. EnableSoft, is engaged in offering game changing software products and services to the business and financial services industry, healthcare and a dozen other markets. EnableSoft serves over 500 corporate clients worldwide.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

In 1995, all that changed with the introduction of “Virtual Queue” to handle callback service. This left the customer in a vacuum, not knowing when a call would be returned, and it did little to reduce customer frustration at the expense of the company.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2018

The new regulations replace the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive and the 1998 UK Data Protection Act. All 28 EU countries must now collect, process and store consumer information in the same fashion, which basically gives more control to consumers, enabling them to give and withdraw consent more easily.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’ve lived and worked here since 1995 so I’ve seen, and be involved in, a lot of the evolution of our city over this period of time. On October 19th, Engage Boulder is hosting a breakfast with me from 7:30am to 9:30am to discuss the past, present, and future of Boulder.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 22, 2010

For example, over 25% of the technology companies founded between 1995-2005 had a key immigrant founder. For example, over 25% of the technology companies founded between 1995-2005 had a key immigrant founder. Substantial research shows that immigrants play a key role in American job creation.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Prior to founding EnableSoft in 1995, Richard was a partner and served as Senior Vice President of FiTech PLUSmark, Inc. EnableSoft, is engaged in offering game changing software products and services to the business and financial services industry, healthcare and a dozen other markets. EnableSoft serves over 500 corporate clients worldwide.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2015

Prior to founding EnableSoft in 1995, Richard was a partner and served as Senior Vice President of FiTech PLUSmark, Inc. EnableSoft, is engaged in offering game changing software products and services to the business and financial services industry, healthcare and a dozen other markets. EnableSoft serves over 500 corporate clients worldwide.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

1995 ; De Lange et al., 1983 ; Burt, 1959 ; Weildon, 1995 ) but these have been soundly criticised on points of methodology. 1995 , Reynolds, 1979 ). 1995 , De Lange ), that shows no difference in legibility between serif and sans serif font on the web. 2001 ; Tullis et al., Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). 1998 , Bernard et al.,

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VC Cafe

JUNE 5, 2024

Economic Contribution and Challenges The high-tech sector remains a critical driver of Israel’s economic growth, responsible for 53% of exports and one-fifth of the country’s GDP, tripling in size since 1995.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2021

Generation Z (born after 1995) is a new major spending demographic, who expects to do everything via their smartphone, and lives on YouTube videos, instead of reading instruction manuals. Today you need your best team members, with the best incentives, focused on impressing customers with creative solutions.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

This is what the internet looked like in 1995. A Roundup of Stunning Landing Pages For Inspiration – [link]. 404 Page Design – 30 Fresh And Creative Examples–Inspiration | Graphic Design Junction - [link]. 110 Predictions For the Next 110 Years | Popular Mechanics – [link]. Feeling Old? – [link]. Quora – [link].

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deal architect

JULY 10, 2020

I was one of Gartner's first WFH analysts in 1995. They were not sure the WFH model would work in analyst world so they had me spend most of the first 6 months at HQ in Stamford, CT. My employment.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

I arrived at Gartner in 1995. My colleagues there were doing Congressional Hearings, had thrown out a number of $600 billion for enterprises to fix the Y2K bug – stuff which woke up CEOs and Boards to their technology challenges.

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Up and Running

JUNE 29, 2010

Disclosure: I’ve been working with SBDCs since 1995, as part of what I do at Palo Alto Software. Still, although you want to check things out, you should assume the SBDC near you is a great resource until proved otherwise.

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