Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. Rules for building a company in 2011 are different than they were in 2008 or 1998. At the same time, acquisition opportunities will expand as large existing companies, unable to keep up with the pace of innovation in these emerging Internet markets, will “innovate&# by buying startups.

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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. Its one of the hardest things to see while its happening, and its one of the hardest mistakes to undo, because of the human and emotional costs of layoffs.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I had a lot of fun learning what the internet could do for me. In fact, my first website I can’t show you, because I don’t think we have internet access, but I had a Geocities website in 1999 for a card game I used to play called Magic the Gathering. It was a little bit geeky, but I really enjoyed it. In 2004 I began blogging.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Back in 1998 when Times New Roman was still widely used on the web, my then boss made sure we always designed our web sites with Arial, as she hated the look of serif fonts on the web. Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). 1998 , Bernard et al., 1998 , Tullis et al., Posted on February 17, 2008 by Alex Poole. 1995 , Reynolds, 1979 ).

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

No name for a company transforms the idea into one of the world's most admired brands. Remember, Bezos did not have a name for his company, and he didn't have a company. Think of it as a mantra in 1998, in a second shareholder letter, or 1999 Yeah. (20:43): If you can remember a good Italian name like Carmine Gallo.

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

in 1998 and eventually became Yahoo!Store. The startup’s name? Harness the internet to validate your business idea. Here’s a tiny slice of the pie to give you an idea of what those problems are or were: Viaweb – Paul’s own company which allowed users to make their own online stores. Sold to Yahoo! Pied Piper.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2018

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they came up with their business name. #1- 1- Suggestive and evocative name.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 2, 2010

As I wrote last week in 10 Tips for Startups and Small Businesses on Naming Your Company , coming up with a great company name for your new small business or startup can be challenging and time consuming. Think different (Apple) – 1998. Insurance companies speak with a different voice than Internet companies.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 2, 2010

As I wrote last week in 10 Tips for Startups and Small Businesses on Naming Your Company , coming up with a great company name for your new small business or startup can be challenging and time consuming. Think different (Apple) – 1998. Insurance companies speak with a different voice than Internet companies.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Now you go: Name (required). I’m a tech co-founder in internet startups and after you’ve co-founded a few ventures you definitely have a much more of an appreciation for what’s required to make a startup work at the technical level – it’s certainly not just a software engineer. Your points are solid.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2016

Second, they defined these audiences by funnel stage, location, on-site behavior, and Internet service provider (ISP). Selling more than 17 million bags since 1998, eBags knew they had huge retargeting potential, but what they did with their data was pretty creative. Ad creative was also split tested. Image Source).

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2016

As time has drug on, the Internet and technology have brought about new payment solutions, which make it possible to send money anywhere easily and more affordably. Although PayPal was introduced in 1998, consumers have been buying and selling online since 1994. Online Shopping.

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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. The simple fact is that the software industry has a lot more men than women.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 14, 2016

However, thanks to the fact evolution of Internet, the threat of this virus is now mitigated. Similar to the Vienna virus which shocked computers in 1998, this virus comes into action after you have executed the file. Although the word “file” in its name might suggest otherwise, this virus does not take the help of files every time.

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www.ere.net

JULY 15, 2012

It might surprise you to know that the average recruiter cannot name the distinct steps in the recruiting process, nor the goals or common failure points for each step. Skype name: olinkaru. Sadly, the user system that has powered our website since 1998 no longer plays nicely with todays technology. Competitor unknown.

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Up and Running

JUNE 5, 2012

As more and more consumers look to the Internet as their main source for finding information about service businesses, SEO is rapidly becoming one of the strongest marketing strategies available. Try removing the site name altogether and replace it with a more SEO keyword-oriented title.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Q1: What caused you to want to get into working with mobile telephone platforms in 1998? These early adopters have access to high-end handsets, access to the Internet, the Web and applications, music on their handsets, personal information and access to friends. Details on Innotech can be found here. Today it is picking up again.

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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. 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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Board Effect

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Once you’ve posted something on the internet, it can go viral within seconds, leaving no room for a do-over. Announce your nonprofit’s role when another user uses the nonprofit’s name elsewhere on the web. It’s wise to do a search on your nonprofit’s name occasionally and find out who is also using your content.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

So here goes… My given name is Cibicue Gerardo Perez. Ok, so after I tell people my name, almost always, like clockwork, comes the inevitable question… How did you get a name like that and what does it mean? Hence the name monsterleo. Thank you cS! Well, the short answer is, it’s my dad’s fault.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

So here goes… My given name is Cibicue Gerardo Perez. Ok, so after I tell people my name, almost always, like clockwork, comes the inevitable question… How did you get a name like that and what does it mean? Hence the name monsterleo. Thank you cS! Well, the short answer is, it’s my dad’s fault.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

In addition, SecondMarket was named one of the Top Fifty Tech Startups You Should Know by BusinessWeek and recognized by Fast Company as one of eight startups "brimming with hope" for the financial industry. Barry was also recognized by Fortune as “One to Watch” in the publication’s annual 40 Under 40 issue.

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ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

Messenger (1998), and MSN/Windows Live Messenger (1999). According to Mary Meeker’s 2016 Internet Trends Report , 6 of the world’s top 10 most used apps are messaging apps. first name and last name, photo, twitter handle, etc.). Let’s be clear: Messaging isn’t some new, hot trend or magical technology.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 7, 2016

or later, Windows® 10 A simple Amazon search for VR PC led me to the Cyberpower Gamer Extreme VR  — and based on the name alone, I was sold. Looking into the belly of the beast The Cyberpower Gamer Extreme is like a PC from 1998 that time-traveled to meet us in 2016, it is not Wifi enabled. DisplayPort 1.2 Longer than you want to know.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

When we sold our startup in 1998 I thought one day Id do some angelinvesting. Suppose its 1998. They say theyre going to work on Internet search.There are already a bunch of big public companies doing search.How can these grad students possibly compete with them? March 2009 (This essay is derived from a talk at AngelConf.)

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aweissman.com

DECEMBER 18, 2006

A common topic of conversation these days seems to be whether or not we are in another tech/Internet bubble. Famous industry names have weighed in such as Forbes/Karlgaard (not sure), Scoble (yes but its different this time), Kedrosky (not only is it not different, its actually riskier this time).

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2017

Online directories are sites that scrape the Internet looking for businesses’ information – at a minimum they’ll include a company’s name, address and phone number (NAP) — to pull into their master database of businesses. The modern-day online equivalent of phone books are online business directories (a.k.a. Citation’ sites.).

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Brandanew

JULY 15, 2015

While the brand/ products had found organic mentions all over the Internet and who’s who media of their particular industry, the brand itself had little presence on social media or Google. This means, you will immediately see consumers and interested readers Google your name/ company/brand, if they hear about you.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

During the Internet Bubble there were a number of startups founded by business people who then wentlooking for hackers to create their product for them. If you work your way down the Forbes 400 making an x next to the name of each person with an MBA, youll learn something importantabout business school. This doesnt work well.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

At Blurb, we’ve built an Internet platform for people to produce their own bookstore-quality books. 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.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

1990-1998 13.3% Time Period % Below IFR % Within IFR % Above IFR 1980-1989 30% 52% 13% 1990-1998 27% 49% 24% 1999-2000 18% 38% 44% 2001-2019 33% 45% 22% [ source ] When we combine the data from the two charts, we can discern some conclusions. 22% 1990-1998 13.3% 1990-1998 10% 6.3% Time Period IPO Pop* 1980-1989 6.1%

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Yesterday I read No Better Time: The Brief, Remarkable Life of Danny Lewin, the Genius Who Transformed the Internet. If you don’t recognize the name Danny Lewin there are two big things to know before you dive into this book. Akamai’s original name was Cachet Technologies. He longed to be at MIT.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

My name is John Bates. 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. I’m the CEO of Executive Speaking Success and I’m a long-time entrepreneur. Bates: You know Josh—.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Talented entrepreneurs are nothing if not resilient in the face of change: Market forces, competitive threats, technological shifts, you name it. As I write this, Congress is teetering on the brink of passing the most disastrously ill-conceived law in the 18-year history of the commercial Internet, SOPA.

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