Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

These indicate that the correct icon for an entrepreneur may now have gray hair, rather than the warm glow of youth: In every single year from 1996 to 2010, Boomers between the ages of 55 and 64 had a higher rate of entrepreneurial activity than Gen-Y, aged 20–34.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 2, 2014

We never invested in anything together, but after I moved to Boulder, I got a call from Charley one day in early 1996. And it’s been very interesting since that point back in 1996. I was one of the most prolific Internet angel investors in Boston at this point (1994 – 1995) so our paths crossed periodically.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand. Let’s start with the fund. This month we closed our 4th fund of $200 million.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 million, by selling 2.6 million shares at $13 each.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

The percent of entrepreneurs who are Baby Boomer starting a business since 1996 has grown from 14.3 They inherently have an advantage, since women already control over 70% of household income and over $20 trillion of consumer spending. Baby Boomers are joining the fun in record numbers. percent to 23.4 percent last year.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The most recently named generation, Gen Z, are those born from 1996 to 2015. Also, many young families fall into this generational group, so try having an engaging kid’s menu or child-friendly décor and ambiance.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2012

Yi Ning Lim is a marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign , one of the first Certification Authorities, providing Digital Certificate and credentialing services since 1996. Yi Ning has a diverse background in marketing, finance and human resources, with experience both in the public and private sector.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Bill Gross founded Idealab in 1996, making it the longest-running technology incubator alive today. Bob Sutton is a Stanford professor and the author of several best-selling books on standout management, including Scaling Up Excellence , an investigation of high-growth companies.

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

In May 1996, Open Market completed a successful IPO and more than doubled on the first day of trading, ending with a $1.2 If investors observing this extraordinary phenomenon in 1996 were to have concluded that the technology market was in the midst of an unsustainable bubble, they would not have been wrong. We had recorded $1.8

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

The number of entrepreneurs who are Baby Boomer starting a business has grown from 14 percent in 1996 to over 30 percent last year. Women inherently should have an advantage, since women already control over 70% of household income and $20 trillion of consumer spending. Baby Boomers are joining the fun in record numbers.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Yi Ning Lim is a marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign , one of the first Certification Authorities, providing Digital Certificate and credentialing services since 1996. Yi Ning has a diverse background in marketing, finance and human resources, with experience both in the public and private sector.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

Of course, part of the change is that Gen Z (born after 1996) now outnumbers the Millennials (born after 1981). Customer expectations of a relationship and personalization are stretching every business today, and pervasive use and confidence in social media by customers can override all your image building and marketing messages.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. In 1996 got connected up with Softbank which was investing very aggressively in the U.S. So I was on the front line of this very aggressive rollup and I got involved in helping with the technical due diligence…”. “As And they made an early investment in Yahoo.“ “….a

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2019

In the 20 th century, the best companies IPO’d in 6-8 years from startup (and in the Dot-Com bubble of 1996-1999 that could be as short as 2-3 years.) Early employees got a smaller percentage, and later employees received even a smaller piece – fractions of a percent – versus the double digits the founders owned.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 11, 2018

The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 established specific rules to locate, authenticate, store, audit and transmission of EHR. Safety, quality and efficiency through the promotion of health IT. Secure electronic health information exchange.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 23, 2021

The King Soopers was the one that Amy and I shopped at from 1996 – 2014 when we lived in Eldorado Canyon. Amy and I are safe. So are our friends and family. But 10 people in Boulder, including one police officer, are dead. I’ve been there hundreds of times. It was at the six-mile mark of my ten-mile run to town.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2024

Polaroid’s first digital camera wouldn’t hit the market till 1996, by which time the battle had been lost. Neither project got out the door because the new management was concerned about cannibalizing Polaroid’s film business. Instead they doubled down on selling and refining instant film.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Since 1996, all new hires and re-hired employees must be reported in accordance with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. New Hire Reporting. Did you know you have to report all of your new hires to your state within 20 days of them beginning work?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

We worked together at Andersen Consulting between 1996-99 when the markets were booming. He always was. But his favorite line was, “can you please slow down and explain this again? I’m only a 386 processor.&#.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2019

To appeal to the digital natives born between 1996 and 2012 , it’s important to hire a marketer who understands the trends and values that are influencing this generation’s spending habits. Gen Z is mobile and tech/savvy, frugal, concerned about social and environmental issues, and less focused on brand prestige than previous generations.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Bluehost has been a pioneer in the world of hosting since its establishment in 1996. Being one of the earliest web hosting service providers , it has amassed a vast amount of experience and knowledge to emerge as a leading brand for WordPress hosting.

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deal architect

AUGUST 7, 2012

The country won just one Gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Britain is a remarkable Olympics turnaround story. Embarrassed and focused, it has gradually improved every four years and in London it is running 3rd behind China and.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 million, by selling 2.6 million shares at $13 each.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 28, 2018

By 1996, he had sold $280 million in toys. A few years down the road, his toys weren’t just popular – they became valuable. Some people have even paid $300,000 for “ Princess ,” the Beanie Baby created to honor Princess Diana. Warner’s sales doubled each year, exceeding $6 million by 1992. How did he do it?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

At Upfront Ventures, we defined our “shots on goal” strategy based on 25 years of experience (we were founded in 1996): We take board seats and consider ourselves company-builders > stock pickers. Many angels I know have signed over more than their comfort level in just 12 months and then feel stuck.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2020

Content is King” is what Bill Gates famously said in an essay from 1996. You therefore have to have a good BI tool in order to make the right decisions in your marketing efforts. . Creating content with Adobe Cloud. You simply need to have a content marketing strategy going into marketing in 2020.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

IPO market is broken”, positioning their offering as an alternative to capitalize on the dwindling supply of smaller IPOs, pointing out that only 18 companies completed IPOs that raised less than $50M last year, versus 557 in 1996. Headcount.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Howard Diamond, a close friend and entrepreneur I’ve worked with since 1996 (now the CEO of MobileDay ), regularly criticized me as been too trusting, too willing to see the good in people, and too patient with people. ” For the first decade of my investing experience, I made a lot of mistakes on this dimension.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 31, 2023

Fast forward just a few years to 1996. But that was back to 1996. But wait for the mic drop… [Email readers, continue here…] Here’s where some intelligent market research might have saved the company and my investment. Hotels were installing the system; guests were satisfied, and the company was growing.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Karis Group, founded in 1996, brings decades of pricing data, healthcare navigation, and bill negotiation experience to Point Health, according to a news […]. Point Health, a digital health startup, announced plans to acquire Austin-based The Karis Group, a patient advocacy bill negotiation service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. - This company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994. had its initial public offering, raising $33.8 million, by selling 2.6 million shares at $13 each.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

percent of new entrepreneurs in 1996 and that by 2014, this number had fallen to just 5.6 In fact, almost 50 percent of veterans owned a business after World War II. But today, veteran entrepreneurship is on the decline. The most recent Kauffman Foundation research found that veterans accounted for 12.6

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. The discussion with Howard Morgan starts off by acknowledging Josh Kopelman as a co-founder of First Round Capital. Prior to First Round Capital, Howard had invested in two of Josh’s companies Infonautics Corp. and Half.com.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

It was 1996, so within 6 months anyone working in the internet was a relative expert, and I’ve been working in consumer tech ever since. I didn’t know anything about the internet, but I knew that he was a very smart guy, so I called him and asked if I could come.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

It was 1996, so within 6 months anyone working in the internet was a relative expert, and I’ve been working in consumer tech ever since. I didn’t know anything about the internet, but I knew that he was a very smart guy, so I called him and asked if I could come.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Yi Ning Lim is a marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign , one of the first Certification Authorities, providing Digital Certificate and credentialing services since 1996. With the industry growing and taking on more players, there is no better time to start making the transition to cloud and preparing your business for the future.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The company, founded in 1996, already had an office in Austin. A consulting company focused on data and artificial intelligence, Sense Corp., is moving its corporate headquarters from St. Louis to Austin. It also has operations in Dallas, Houston, Columbus, and Minneapolis.

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