Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

No name for a company transforms the idea into one of the world's most admired brands. And a lot of experts and a lot of CEOs and company founders tell me that those shareholder letters were models of simplicity, which kinda led me in that direction. Remember, Bezos did not have a name for his company, and he didn't have a company.

Seattle 75

Seattle Silicon Valley Conversion Naming 75

Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

That said, even renowned founders and investors like Paul Graham have made mistakes. in 1998 and eventually became Yahoo!Store. Y Combinator - another company that Paul helped to co-found and that helps startups get funding, with particular emphasis given to those started by young, tech-savvy founders. Sold to Yahoo!

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2022

Facebook’s name change to Meta in October 2021was a strong statement: Facebook will become a fully focused on the metaverse within 5 years. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s founder and CEO. For example, in 1998, Prof. The vision was presented with videos demonstrating what you’ll be able to do in the Metaverse.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

If you don’t recognize the name Danny Lewin there are two big things to know before you dive into this book. First, he was the co-founder of Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM – currently valued at $8 billion.) Akamai’s original name was Cachet Technologies. He longed to be at MIT.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And since a startup thatsucceeds ordinarily makes its founders rich, that implies gettingrich is doable too. A lot ofwould-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is theinitial idea, and from that point all you have to do is execute.Venture capitalists know better. Ideally you want between two and four founders.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Much of what I have found effective is counter-intuitive, because it requires investing more effort in each hire - all in the name of efficiency. Returning to our example of the beleaguered founder who still has the pager, before hiring an operations guy, try promoting someone from within to take on the job.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

I started my business namely to help others and to improve upon the aloof customer service being presented in the IT industry. That’s what spawned the idea that I can do better and namely how computer users deserved much better. I am founder on an unconventional online gallery, The Art and Craft Gallery. That’s it.

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www.ericsink.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

that the Tech-Ed speakers list had more people named Brian than women. In 1998, SourceGear was looking to hire a full-time person in technical support. The decision was primarily being driven by myself and one of my co-workers named Mary. Yes, yes, I have two obvious counterexamples right here among my co-workers.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

We will discuss liquidity options appropriate for a wide range of people with private company stock, including private equity funds, venture capitalists, angels, founders, and employees with options. David Weild IV, formerly Vice Chairman of The NASDAQ Stock Market Mr. Weild is the founder of Capital Markets Advisory Partners.

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

In the last batch of startups we funded, we had several founders who said theyd thought of applying before, but werent sure and got jobs instead. This is a problem for founders, because it makes raising money take longer and cost more in legal fees. Founders and investors have different attitudes to risk. Interesting question.

Web 54

Web Startup Silicon Valley Technical Review 54

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

He worked his way up the corporate ladder; in 1998 he became VP of the Digital TV platform strategy, which did not pan out, and in 1999 he found an opportunity in Microsoft Internet (MSN) international. His ability to lead large teams of engineers had made him one of the most influential executives at Microsoft and the world.

Israel 100

Israel Venture Capital New Zealand Startup 100

Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

My name is John Bates. My founders and I started the company about three years ago. Bates: Josh, it reminds me of when I was doing web sites back in the day in 2000 and 1998 and instead of going and being able to buy a shopping cart you had to code the shopping cart from scratch. Bates: You know Josh—.

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