Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. The inflation-adjusted data from the last bubble tells the story: In the 3-year period from 1998-2000, venture capital firms raised more than $200 billion, which represented about 0.55% of the national GDP.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. He was named among the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100 award in 2002. He created Wallstrip, and more than 400 original web video shows, which was purchased by CBS Corp. Moderator: Robert Savage, CEO, Track.com.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Shechtman, who was born in Tel Aviv in 1941, had previously been awarded the Israel Prize in Physics in 1998 and the Wolf Prize in Physics a year later. The TechCrunch blog named Shaker , a social game played via the Facebook platform, the winner of its TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2011 start-up contest.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Back in like 1998? Facebook wrote how, one day, you won’t have to use phone numbers to reach people—you’ll just type in names to connect to them. Ever try searching for someone with a common name in Facebook? And bouncing messages not from your friends? Remember when people used to say that their e-mails got lost?

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Jeff Hilimire

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It was there that I was placed with a roommate named Raj Choudhury , a skinny British kid who was immediately the most interesting person I had ever met. 1998 – Raj and I (with Sasha and Gavin) at UNC-Charlotte. 2001 – This was at our party announcing the name change from NBN Designs to Spunlogic. Love you, buddy.

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Brandanew

JULY 15, 2015

This means, you will immediately see consumers and interested readers Google your name/ company/brand, if they hear about you. I bought MichaelHyatt.com in 1998. Everyone you get into influencer circles and mentions from big media, the impact of that mention can directly be felt on your site. The Platform Effect.

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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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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Prabhdeep Singh: We were founded in 1998 to serve top professionals — then it was investors — who weren’t really learning from the dry, one-dimensional, one-size-fits-all industry reports and conferences available to them. Can you give a brief overview: when you were founded, investors, current status? .

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David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

We over-weighted small cap value stocks in 1998-2002. One can verify that these advisors are trustworthy by doing your due diligence, i.e., making sure that control of the assets stays in your name, and that they use proper back office controls to protect your assets. It was a nutty thing to do at the time.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

But nine months after the first call was made in 1998, Iridium was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. And they rolled all of this up into a set of financial forecasts with a “size of market” forecast from brand name management consulting firms that said they’d have 42 million customers by 2002. It was a technical tour de force.

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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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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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. The main reason was that we feared a brand-name VC firm would stick us with a newscaster aspart of the deal. Back in 1998 our CFOtried to talk me into it.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Rules for building a company in 2011 are different than they were in 2008 or 1998. For a specific startup this list is probably a few hundred names. The revenue, profits and speed of scale of the winning companies can be breathtaking. The New Exits. Startup exits in the next three years will include IPO’s as well as acquisitions.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2012

Viljakainen, author of “ No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age “ In 1998, I sold part of my company (which I had founded in 1986, when I was 13) to the Finnish IT services firm Tieto. The best score was 100; I had started out, in 1998, in the 90s. by Pekka A. and other countries. And it wasn’t working.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

The Harvard Business School’s business plan competition has been running since 1998; the only competition winner that has achieved any sustained success is Cloudflare (2009). For example, one of the common tools for teaching entrepreneurship at the business school level is the business plan competition.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

The Harvard Business School’s business plan competition has been running since 1998; the only competition winner that has achieved any sustained success is Cloudflare (2009). For example, one of the common tools for teaching entrepreneurship at the business school level is the business plan competition.

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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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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The new device could hold names, email addresses, phone and fax numbers and incoming and outgoing messages. In 1998 RIM quickly followed this up with a next generation product with an 8-line display, ran on AA batteries and would last 500 hours. It used narrowband PCS and was housed in a clamshell device with a full keyboard.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 26, 2020

The name of the last part? First, just to provide a foundation here, Bazaarvoice was named after Chapter 4 of “The Cluetrain Manifesto” (available for free online), “ Markets Are Conversations ”. And the Blockbuster name became synonymous with late fees. Netflix vs. Blockbuster: Round Four (Lights Out?)”

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Up and Running

JULY 11, 2014

in 1998 and eventually became Yahoo!Store. The startup’s name? 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 9, 2019

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. I incorporated under that name, as well). My brand name is the combination of the two streets I was raised on in West Orange, NJ.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The main selling point of the site is convenience – users can access to hundreds of brand name products right at their fingertips, and Stockn’Go takes note of what is purchased and provide personalized product suggestions and price. comparisons each time they shop.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Three years ago today, I grabbed the domain name BrooklynBridgeVentures.com. Getting a domain name. I started a business newspaper in 1998 in college covering the stock market and the economy. After my two year stint was up, I bought a domain name. What might be a more relevant date is May 22nd, 2007.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 18, 2023

In 1998 I registered my first domain name. It was MTGParadise.com, a website about the Magic: The Gathering card game I still played back then as a teenager. This was the first website I built that made money. I learned so much during this period, probably more than any other time in my life.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

But as I started to write down names, I was horrified to realize that in the ten years of doing this, I could only remember ten people. He must have seen somewhere between five thousand and ten thousand people, and he could only remember ten names. But this is a fascinating insight from one of the most senior recruiters in the world.

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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. Akamai’s original name was Cachet Technologies. They entered, but didn’t win, the MIT $50K competition in 1998. He was built like a tank and was a member of Israel’s Sayeret Matkal.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

After my column a few months ago regarding Jeff Bezos' now famous (and incredibly profitable) investment into Google in 1998, I was deluged with comments and opinions on this question - was his investment luck or was it foresight? Remember this was 1998 not 1994. Inktomi and GoTo to name just a few. Alta Vista. Webcrawler.

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

The way to get really big returns is to do things that seem crazy, like starting a new search engine in 1998, or turning down a billion dollar acquisition offer. The greatest value of universities is not the brand name or perhaps even the classes so much as the people you meet. This has traditionally been a problem in venture funding.

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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. Coming up with a memorable tagline can present an even greater challenge.

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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. Coming up with a memorable tagline can present an even greater challenge.

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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. Do you know the name of the cleaning person? That’s it. That’s what we do.

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ConversionXL

JULY 29, 2015

When we intentionally or unintentionally hurt our relationship partners, we apologize.” ( Estrada-Hollenbeck & Heatherton, 1998 ). For example, participants in one study were more likely to donate $5 to an African girl named Rokia instead of donating that money to millions of people who were suffering from severe hunger.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 23, 2022

And I think it was 1998 and I saw him of 2016 once a year in Omaha. Enter your name and email address below and I'll send you periodic updates about the podcast. And I said, who could I learn from? And I said, well, you know, be pretty nice to go get some advice from Warren buffet. Scroll back to top. Sign up to receive email updates.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

It was initially named Martin’s Free House, before changing its name to Wetherspoon earlier the following year. The following year, the first airport pub was opened in Heathrow and in the same year they were also named J D Wetherspoon plc, opening their 50 th pub. The company’s chains initially only expanded in North London.

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finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Beyond the dotcom-era benchmarks. if (window.SymbolComplete !=

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2019

GoDaddy is a premium web hosting company and domain name registrar that needs no introduction. With an adorably cute mascot and witty advertisement and marketing, the company has been keeping simple and straightforward since 1998. If you are on a budget, shared hosting is the most suitable option for your business.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2016

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. If SteelHouse is a metaphor for super solid retargeting strategies, then this retargeting solution surely picked a great company name. Let’s take a look at eBags.

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