1996 Demand Reputation 
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 4, 2008
He is the co-author of several books including The Black Art of Java Game Programming (Waite Group Press, 1996). Thanks to Suns amazing PR blitz, there was tremendous demand for experts on Java, and I did my best to convince people that I was one of that mythical breed. April 13, 2009 9:02 AM Chris Hopf said. Excellent insight Eric.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
One of my favorite things about the tech industry is that reputations and relationships matter. 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. We will all see each other again if we hang around the valley long enough.
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
One of my favorite things about the tech industry is that reputations and relationships matter. 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. We will all see each other again if we hang around the valley long enough.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 19, 2020
In 1996, Jim left his career in the media industry—working with Chicago Tribune, WGN Radio and CLTV News—to become a full-time volunteer and teach individuals with disabilities how to scuba dive. We didn’t want to create more demand than we could handle. Personnel has always been a challenge.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
For those too young to remember perhaps the best known of this era came in 1996 and was known as Dancing Baby , a strange, animated gif of — you guessed it. Only when a platform felt its reputation might be impinged did they escalate to crack down on their newfound monetization. Back then there were “email forwards.” But I digress.
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