The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2017

from 1997 to 2014. Enterprise takes courage to make ones dreams come true and see possibilities, solutions and opportunities for the future where others see only problems. Women Entrepreneurs in History. The number of women entrepreneurs increased up to 68% in U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

According to Fox Business , women-owned businesses have increased 68% since 1997, running more than 9.1 Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. Women are a growing force as entrepreneurs. million businesses in 2014.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2018

In 1997, Glen co-founded Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc., He stayed on as a shareholder and board member until the company was sold in 2017. The experience is something Glen calls “A classic example of investing in great people with great ideas who have the motivation to succeed.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Venture capital dispensed quarterly to startups continues to decline, down to about $3 billion in the first quarter, which is the lowest level since 1997. I conclude that the genesis of this trend seems to come from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available due to the recession.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

But, “Dilemma” first came out in 1997, and I think we need to acknowledge how companies which. I am a big fan of Clayton Christensen’s “Innovator’s Dilemma”. and his other writings. My blogs and books similarly celebrate disruptors and innovators.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

What is the secret to remote work? Just ask your Sales team. was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. 3 specific issues: 1. How we embrace technology for good.

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The Next Web

JULY 1, 2018

Amazon’s unrelenting efficiency, obsession with automation, and brutal pricing strategies have helped it disrupt or dominate industry after industry, which began with books way back in 1997. Over the next year, it’s bringing those tactics to bear on the organization’s latest target: the advertising industry.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 2, 2019

Female entrepreneurship has been on a steady rise in the United States, with the number of women-owned businesses nearly doubling between 1997 and 2017. Today, almost 40 percent of the nation’s privately held companies are owned by women, and women launch an average of 1,000 businesses per day.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Netflix launched in 1997 and its service wasn’t appealing to most of Blockbuster’s customers, who rented movies on impulse. Choosing between sustaining innovation and disruptive innovation is not simple. There are practical problems with neglecting either form. Incumbent businesses often neglect disrupters because the process can take time.

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deal architect

JUNE 8, 2012

I first met Larry Ellison, briefly, in 1997. I have watched him infuriate competitors, drive analysts to drink, generate more quips than all boring tech execs put together. Over those 15 years I have also learned to look beyond his.

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deal architect

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

It was 1997 if memory serves me right. Doug Burgum, then CEO of Great Plains (now part of Microsoft) used his entire keynote at the annual Stampede user event to talk about the story of an English clockmaker, John Harrison.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Now, a lot of businesses only see Gen Z as teenagers, but this generation started in 1997, so essentially, the older ones are in their late 20s, slowly creeping to their 30s. Is there a certain age range? Well, if you’re not targeting Gen Z, then it might be time to move forward and do this!

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

It was 1997. Gartner used to publish an annual poster which rated systems integrators/outsourcers by industries, by geographies, by technologies, and other competencies. It was a large wall hanger with many rows and columns, and many analysts, including me, had.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I’ve worked with Paul since he co-founded Raindance Communications in 1997 and was delighted to quickly lead a seed financing for Orbotix. About halfway through the program Ian, Adam, and Paul started to talk about teaming up – by the end of TechStars Paul had joined as the CEO.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Another notable Austin-bred phenomenon is the Alamo Drafthouse — is cinema chain founded in 1997 that is famous for its food and drink service as well as maintaining proper cinema etiquette. Both Whole Foods and the Alamo go to show that Austinites are ready to give a warm welcome to innovative vendors.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 28, 2020

I remember the first time I read the Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997. Christensen changed the trajectory of my career and was the guide star for my work on innovation. I never got to say thank you. Eye Opening. Christensen, writing for a corporate audience, explained that there were two classes of products – sustaining and disruptive.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 28, 2018

Though Kohn and Sting got the party started, the age of ecommerce didn’t truly begin in earnest until 1997. On August 11, 1994, the first ever ecommerce transaction occurred when a 21-year-old in New Hampshire named Dan Kohn sold a copy of Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales to a friend in Philadelphia who paid $12.48 by credit card.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2017

from 1997 to 2014. Enterprise takes courage to make ones dreams come true and see possibilities, solutions and opportunities for the future where others see only problems. Women Entrepreneurs in History. The number of women entrepreneurs increased up to 68% in U.S.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2012

By 1997 E.piphany was a fast growing startup with customers, revenue and something approaching a repeatable business model. 1997 was also that year that Microsoft was in the middle of the browser wars with Netscape. 1997 was also that year that Microsoft was in the middle of the browser wars with Netscape.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 14, 2021

Relative to how the Internet developed, we might only be in 1997/98. But despite all of the progress that we have seen in crypto over the last few years, it is important to remember that crypto is still in its infancy. So, the best is yet to come – for both crypto as an industry and Coinbase as an iconic company in this space.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

In 1997 we hired an NYU undergrad to create a better bplans.com site, focusing on business planning and especially publishing sample plans. Businessplan.com had already been registered, but bplans.com was, so I registered it. I did the earliest bplans.com sites myself, in my spare time, while running a company growing about 50% per year.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

According to news reports , the origins of the company’s woes can be traced all the way back to 1997 when Boeing acquired McDonnell Douglas, a merger that immediately led to a clash of cultures. At Boeing, engineers were king. At McDonnell Douglas, the bottom line ruled. In the end, the McDonnell Douglas culture prevailed.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

When he founded Netflix as a DVD rental service in 1997, Hastings had already led one company, Pure Software, from its birth to an IPO. In the first of a new series talking to tech industry leaders about what shaped them as entrepreneurs and the lessons they’ve learned in their careers, we speak to Netflix co-founder and CEO, Reed Hastings.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. So it’s hard to make a compelling argument that the performance on average in the past decade will prima facie have any predictive powers in determining the next ten. There are 20x more consumers online.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 12, 2012

Since its founding by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1997, Google has grown from a simple search engine to the huge Internet giant it is today. In fact, Google owns so many web assets that many would argue the company is on the path to dominating the online world, challenged only by the might – and popularity – of Facebook.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In 1997, McKay co-founded junior mineral resource company, Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. In 1987, Glen McKay provided the start up capital for Apex Construction Specialties Inc., acting as a board member and shareholder until the company’s eventual sale in 2017.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2019

It took a big advance in technology combined with rising gasoline prices to prepare consumers to finally accept hybrid power, and they did so with the 1997 arrival of the Toyota Prius — more than 100 years after the first electric car. The world was ready for gasoline power at that time, not electric.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Paulina Cabrera, Operation Coordinator for Solar Winds and Latinitas Volunteer Paulina Cabrera Paulina Cabrera grew up in Arlington, TX, but had the wonderful experience of living in Neiva, Colombia from 1997 to 2000. Paulina speaks both English and Spanish fluently due to being in primary and grade schools in both Colombia and the U.S.

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Diego Basch

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

I learned about it from a case study for my Software Project Management class in 1997, what follows is my summary ( original here , or Google it). Not many people know the story of what would become one of the most widely used software products ever.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

That said, only three of these companies are software technology companies - TripAdvisor ($12.5B), athenahealth ($5.0B) and Starent ($2.8B) - and they were founded in 2000, 1997 and 2000, respectively. In other words, there have been no multi-billion dollar valued tech companies founded in Boston in the last 13 years. 2004), Kayak ($1.8B/2004)

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

At the very minimum, we can expect to see a sharp slowdown in all of the ASEAN economies during 2020, while the eventual decline may ultimately be worse than the Asian Financial Crisis (or Asian Contagion) of 1997. before the end of 2020, down from its initial forecast of +4.8.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

William Olsen, CPA, Co-Founder and Director of Deductr been in the tax industry for 20 years and a licensed CPA since 1997. Whatever system you use, make your life easier at tax-time by documenting your business deductions as you go instead of scrambling after the year is over.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

A 1997 vintage is likely to perform much better than a 2000 vintage because the former got to ride the dot com bonanza and likely saw some quick IPOs and crazy trade sales while the latter is more likely filled with many companies that never reached the promise land (or are still trying).

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Diego and I first met in 1997. IndexTank (@ IndexTank ) has been acquired by LinkedIn ! Huge congratulations to the entire IndexTank Team and especially to IndexTank’s founder Diego Basch (@ dbasch ). I had recently finished the Master of Software Engineering ( MSE ) program at Carnegie Mellon and gone full time on my first startup.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Diego and I first met in 1997. IndexTank (@ IndexTank ) has been acquired by LinkedIn ! Huge congratulations to the entire IndexTank Team and especially to IndexTank’s founder Diego Basch (@ dbasch ). I had recently finished the Master of Software Engineering ( MSE ) program at Carnegie Mellon and gone full time on my first startup.

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