Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Since its inception, iRobot has sold over 30 million robots globally. In 2001, they secured their second SBA loan for the business. The company’s resulting success has allowed it to move into the consumer sector to develop popular and successful products like the Roomba vacuum robot and the Braava mopping robot.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

Let us look at examples of the last two major computing cycles (prior to the Internet). As you can see, we are poised to hit the major adoption wave for the Internet technology platform over the next 8 years. The internet is working. A lot has changed since the internet bubble eleven years ago. Today, there are over 2.1

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

When Johnny Earle, the founder of Johnny Cupcakes, started in 2001, he didn’t make baked goods; he sold t-shirts about baked goods! Leverage the power of the Internet to reach a global audience. What makes the difference between an ordinary service business and a startup is how fast the startup grows into a big company.

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David Teten

AUGUST 1, 2020

It’s immoral because if BDS succeeds, it will hurt billions of people globally who use Israeli technology , including in many cases to save lives. The BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement) is a global attempt to persuade people not to do business with Israel or businesses that do business with Israel.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

2001 ; Tullis et al., 2000-2001 , Tullis et al., Although studies of screen reading show no difference between reading from screen and from paper ( Dillon, 1992 ; Bernard, 2001 ), there could be some validity to this argument. However, this has not been borne out by recent evidence ( Bernard, 2001 , Boyarski et al.,

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Out of that total, they funded 268 Internet deals with $3.2 To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 3, 2011

In the tech industry, the great Internet bubble inflated between 1999 and 2000 and deflated (or popped) in 2001. I remember it well as 2001 was easily the most challenging year of my business life. So, in hindsight, the great Internet bubble of 2001 was very powerful and useful to me, even though it was very painful.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 16, 2020

At the same time, I was beginning to realize that the Internet was fundamentally different from closed, proprietary online services like CompuServe or eWorld. Already, thousands of people had started creating their own globally accessible web pages focused on whatever they wanted. .” You just started building.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Of course articles like these are going to inflame people because not everybody who is running their own business (or aspires to) wants to believe that you need to go all out to compete and win on a global scale. But … global tech does require an absolute, singular commitment level. We were based in London.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. The Global Small Business Blog. Interest in this waned when the Internet bust resulted in most tech start-up equity becoming worthless, but it seems to be coming back. Globalization. Follow us on Twitter.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Out of that total, they funded 268 Internet deals with $3.2 To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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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. Surfers alway want to know the waves conditions in real-time and they want to stay connected with their local and global community. In 2001, I came home to find my apartment on fire. That’s it. That’s what we do.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2022

this year in comparison to the previous one, the third-highest decline seen in recent times behind the global financial crisis’ 7.8% In terms of TVPI, the total value to paid-in ratio used by fund managers to evaluate a fund’s performance, the median dropped 3.5% drop and dot-com crash’s 15.7% Pitchbook.

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David Cohen

MARCH 30, 2020

In 2000, the Internet bubble burst. In 2001, the towers were hit. For the rest of our lives, we’ll all remember this global pandemic that changed everything. We raised a lifetime grand total of $100,000 for that business in the form of advance payment from early customers. By 2002 the NASDAQ had fallen by nearly 80%.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 14, 2012

Since the Internet bubble burst in 2001, the number of IPOs hasn’t recovered to even 1980s levels. For perspective, before 2001 over 40% of all venture capital exits were via initial public offerings. Because golly, when it comes to the IPO market and public market returns in general, help is needed in a big way. How bad is it?

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 26, 2012

stock market: The change led by NASDAQ in early 2001 to valuing stocks in increments from one-eighth of a dollar down to one cent. The second change comes from the globalization of technology markets made possible by the Internet, as Bullpen's Duncan Davidson explains: "You're not just selling to a few companies in the U.S.;

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. In the 1990s Internet boom, easy money helped founders maintain more control early in a companys evolution, but founder CEOs without voting control often got replaced by a professional manager ahead of an IPO. "We

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 1, 2018

I personally bought the citibank.com URL and introduced the first internet-based online banking. This was during the internet explosion, so I’d say it was called the digital revolution 1.0. Two weeks later, I was named the executive director of global marketing for GE at the corporate level, working for Beth Comstock.

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Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

As many of your listeners may know, there was an incredible piece published by a gentleman from Founders Fund, discussing Tiger [Global Management] and how they’re focused on the speed and scale business. Dan Kimerling: I love 2001: a Space Odyssey. On Sushi and VC. On Dan’s Favorite Books. Eric Friedman: I love that.

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BeyondVC

JULY 5, 2004

For those of you that don’t know, Jamdat is a provider of global wireless entertainment applications and enabling technologies that support multiple wireless platforms to wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, media companies, and independent content developers. This means you are dependent on the carriers for deals and access.

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 8, 2012

I talked about creative disruption and how many significant companies would be formed as a result of this (not dissimilar to what I saw in Silicon Valley while investing post 2001 crash). Startups are not immune to globalization and can accelerate growth if thinking globally from launch.

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Steve Blank

JULY 11, 2016

Jessica has been starting her own Internet businesses and programming since middle school. Peggy Burke is a 30+-year design executive with expertise in creating global brands. Especially difficult were the days after the Internet bubble burst: 2001 was a staggering blow to technology. ” A lightbulb hit, “Aha.”

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services. annual GMV.

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BeyondVC

JULY 5, 2004

For those of you that don’t know, Jamdat is a provider of global wireless entertainment applications and enabling technologies that support multiple wireless platforms to wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, media companies, and independent content developers. This means you are dependent on the carriers for deals and access.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 14, 2011

These are some of those factors that will power change in your business: More Knowledge And Experience When I started my Internet infopreneur voyage , I didn’t even know if writing was my strong suit. Dr. Mani Get your bonus copy of my book "How To Start An Internet Business & Make Your First $1,000 Online" Download Here.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2017

Aside from the white picket fence, dog, marriage, and children, a big part of living the American dream (and the global dream, really) means not only having the freedom to choose which career we enter, but also freedom in how we work throughout the duration of this career. Founded in 2001, eFileCabinet, Inc. The Freedom of Time.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2018

In my field—online English language teaching—there are a lot of literal business names out there: Joe’s Internet English School, Learn English Online via Skype, etc. At the time of its incorporation (2001), I had seen an article published by the University of Chicago showing that 82 % of CEOs had revenue growth as their #1 objective.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 3, 2012

Many people know Akamai as the purveyor of the Internet’s backbone. Incorporated in 1998 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company’s network of over 100,000 globally distributed servers provides an infrastructure layer that accelerates the distribution and delivery of content, media and applications. Akamai: The Present. Market Cap.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 19, 2016

I began my career at McKinsey and when the Internet bubble burst in 2001, I made a shift towards online software (ASP at the time). We are a global VC, therefore we’re competing — and at the same time partnering! — with Mobile will drive new use cases. Do you consider yourself as competing with US VCs for SaaS startups?

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

She is a globally recognized expert on strategy, innovation and growth, and also the author of a fairly new book called Seeing Around Corners: How to spot inflection points in business before they happen. We forget, we think this is ancient history, it was 2001, I mean it wasn’t that long ago. This is John Jantsch.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Leading Late-Stage Technology Investors’ Portfolio by Geography, 2001-1Q2010. Some VCs monitor Internet traffic reports or job boards to see which companies are growing. iv] Economist, Global Heroes: A Report on Entrepreneurship, March 14, 2009., Notes: Only for IT & related sectors. ii] Aktihanoglu , Murat.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Joe Chernesky, Vice President and General Manager of Global Licensing Sales, Intellectual Ventures. Prior to joining Oversee, he spent 10 years in executive leadership positions building SaaS-businesses that leveraged the power of the Internet as a platform for growth and efficiency. Panelists: Jeff Kupietzky MBA 98, CEO, Oversee.net.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 23, 2010

When I attended between 1998-2001, there were a few course on entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial strategy, etc.), but I don’t recall courses on internet strategy. In 2005, he and Keywell started Echo Global Logistics, a business-to-business online logistics and trucking firm that they took public in 2008.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). Happy Look Like an Idiot on the Internet Day. If your desire was to make yourself look like an ignorant internet troll … I believe you have succeeded.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. 44% 2001-2019 13.7% First, as the below chart shows, IPO pops are not a new phenomenon.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

I remember 2 years ago the brouhaha over globalization and how every startup needed to adapt or it would die. I truly am a fervent believer in globalization and how offshoring some development work can make a ton of sense from a cost and time advantage (24×7). 10% in China and 25% in India) but that is clearly changing.

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