Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2017

How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” 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.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

17, on “How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology”. The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2022

How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” 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.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle. Technology Cycles Measured in Years. But in the 20th century, dominated by hardware and software, technology swings inside an existing market happened slowly — taking years, not months.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

If you’re not familiar with the term it’s basically trying to help all of us who are deluged with technology to find ways to cope with the masses of information without having it ruin our lives. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice startup technology vc. I chose a different path.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2011

The $30 billion trade surplus in advanced technology products that America enjoyed just one decade ago has now become a $56 billion deficit. In fact, between 1995 and 2005, these same immigrants founded over 50 percent of the venture-backed technology companies in Silicon Valley, and are some of the key venture capitalists there as well.

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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. One example is their relationship with technology. All of us, regardless of which generation we belong to, have been impacted by technology. and that’s a lot of buying power.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

A Company with Callback Technology… It happened to me recently with a major computer company, where the mechanical voice said, “due to customer calls, your wait will be approximately 15 minutes.”. A Company that Does Have Callback Technology… Contrast that with the cable company I use, they have a wonderful callback service.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. In 1995 Netscape IPO’d and browsers started to become more prevalent. He invented the category of sponsored search. That gave Google a huge cost advantage.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In the beginning of any technology revolution the technology gets ahead of the institutions designed to measure and regulate safety and standards. It assumes that car companies will do a good job self-certifying these new technologies. In 1984 New York State mandated seat belt use ( now required in 49 of the 50 states.).

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Narayana Murthy pulled a Michael Dell when he called time on his two-year-long retired life and retook charge at Infosys, the Indian information technology (IT) giant he had founded three decades ago in a small apartment with six others. Infosys would now be a technology solutions provider. In June this year, N.R. The reason?

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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. Invest in New Technology. Marketing and product development may be two prime areas where you want to concentrate a bulk of your funds on to foster growth, but you should not overlook the important aspect of technology.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

In the early stages of every technology, the market is usually dominated by products built for early adopters who are typically tech savvy – this mainly consists of developers who like to have full control over a product and its features. In 1995, I was the only one of my friends using email and there were no cell phones.

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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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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2014

.” 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.

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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). At Feld Technologies, we had a very simple bonus program. Each quarter, we paid out 10% of pre-tax profits as a bonus.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2015

Revisit technology inefficiencies in the office. Prior to founding EnableSoft in 1995, Richard was a partner and served as Senior Vice President of FiTech PLUSmark, Inc. When workers are allowed to socialize in a group setting, it builds employee comradery. EnableSoft serves over 500 corporate clients worldwide.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Technology has provided great advancements over the current century and businesses are beginning to be more open to adopting new technologies in order to increase their productivity and efficiency. Prior to founding EnableSoft in 1995, Richard was a partner and served as Senior Vice President of FiTech PLUSmark, Inc.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2015

In addition, today’s advancements in technology have disrupted the workforce, transforming the nature of work, and has afforded businesses the ability to become more productive as they restructure their workflow and employee workload. Invest in disruptive technologies. Gain more from your employees.

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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. He knew well IBM executive sensitivity to open architecture, third-party suppliers, and micro technology, and used it to leverage funding. He de-risked it initially by using it to set up client Time Warner cable boxes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2013

How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” The concept of disruptive technology was first introduced by Clayton M. Christensen in “ The Innovator’s Dilemma ” way back in 1995. Investors will wait for more traction. Investors will wait for more traction.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2015

Today’s technology has afforded us with many capabilities and luxuries that were not possible in the past. Additionally, leverage technologies that allow business to business or business to customer transactions, in real-time, without having to actually meet face-to-face, such as GoToMeeting, WebEx, and Skype.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2014

back in 1995 meant to apply to technology product evolution and acceptance. As I was reading about it a while back, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. Peak of inflated expectations.

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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. Gabriel Shaoolian is a leading digital trends expert, entrepreneur and founder of DesignRush , a digital destination to inspire creativity and the discovery of design and technology trends.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

They are free-thinkers and I admire how they viewed the potential in technology and made it happen. I admire Microsoft for its exceptional contribution to technology and innovation. Beginning in 1995 as BackRub, Google slowly and steadily began to conquer the world. Thanks to Jean Chen, Cicinia ! #10- 10- Microsoft.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2) - [link]. Immigrants founded 7000 tech co’s from 1995-2006 – [link]. Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2) - [link]. How Do You Reference Check a VC? Ask Eric Clapton - [link]. Getting Funded: An Interview with Graphic.ly

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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. Programmed Learning and Educational Technology 18(2), 57-61.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2021

Technology must improve the customer experience. 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. You too can be listed as a source of amazing customer experiences.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2013

To start your next technology project off on the right foot, here’s a five-point checklist for proper planning: Focus on the “why” before tackling the “how.”. Make sure you and your IT firm share a clear understanding of the business problem you want technology to solve. Visit bytes of knowledge online at www.bytesofknowledge.com.

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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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Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

Lately, everybody seems to be talking about a new technology bubble. Similarly, in recent high profile private financing rounds for private technology companies with valuations over $1B, the valuation multiples were at or below corresponding multiples for publicly traded companies such as Google. LL Cool J, Going Back to Cali.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

Until 1995 startups going public typically had a track record of revenue and profits. Netscape’s 1995 IPO changed the rules. The public markets for venture-backed technology stocks never really recovered after the collapse of the dot-com boom. Other VC’s who invest in Information Technology have taken a different approach.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 7, 2011

“Provigent is a unique asset with world-class microwave backhaul technology and strong engineering talent developing innovative and highly integrated semiconductor solutions for the microwave segment.&# – Rajiv Ramaswami, executive VP at Broadcom. LEADING SECURITY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY MCAFEE ACQUIRES ISRAEL’S SENTRIGO.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

Even after the team introduced Mosaic, the world’s first browser, almost nobody thought the Internet would be significant beyond the scientific community­—least of all the most important technology industry leaders who were busy building proprietary alternatives. The implications of the propriety vision were not good.

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