Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In the Kauffman Foundation Survey of nearly 5,000 companies that began in 2004, nearly two-thirds of the founders are now between the ages of 35 and 54. Social networking penetration by Boomers has now caught up with the other age groups, reaching about 80% across the board. These trends seem likely to persist.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. This gave me an idea: I could help many more entrepreneurs by making the deck available not just to the Greylock network of entrepreneurs, but to everyone. the evolution of LinkedIn as a company.

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Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Since its launch in 2004, Facebook was the clear winner of social networking with 3.6 But now, it is starting to wane as TikTok encroaches and people turn away from its social networking apps. Both in terms of revenue and profit. billion users across its platforms which include Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2011

As we know, this space is a very competitive one; Fetch Plus differentiates itself from the rest by targeting companies with holdings, focusing on developing tools necessary for these companies’ holdings to efficiently and effectively build and scale their social media footprint through different networks for engaging fans.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 24, 2019

An effective moat doesn’t require Amazon’s distribution network or Microsoft’s monopolistic software strategy. An aspiring entrant would need to build a network of railways to compete independently. Why would Tesla let others use its network, which could be a moat to protect it from electric competitors? “I They own the tracks.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

It also appears that this is another way for Google to place emphasis on creating and using Profile pages – something that likely plays heavily in their plans for a social network of some sort. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JULY 23, 2012

With their acquisition of Nicira today, VMware is making a brilliant strategic move that gives them not only the leading network virtualization technology but also a world-class of team of executives and engineers. These are truly some of the best talents in networking and infrastructure, more broadly, in the world.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 21, 2011

Both of these moved signal a renewed focus on making both Profiles and Places pages more important in their ecosystem and perhaps ultimately in a social network of some sort.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

Cameron is t he founder of the COO Alliance, the World’s Leading Network for Seconds in Command. John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the female startup club, hosted by Doone Roisin and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Marketing Podcast with Cameron Herold.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2011

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

King has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters in Audiology and founded her own audiology business in 2004. The insights are permeating my work ongoing and the expanded network has already opened the door for a number of business opportunities. It’s not a one and done. Would I attend another ADC which focussed on other topics?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 24, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2011

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Ads are served from a third-party advertising server or network and sometimes they are truly malicious and can attack the device. Avoid auto-upload of photos to social networks. In 2004 Don moved to threat research. Avoid adware supported “FREE” applications.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 10, 2011

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 1, 2021

But that was back in 2004 and the trillions of dollars of wealth created since in startups, big tech companies and crypto makes earlier questions of extravagance seem quaint. I never heard about giraffes after Google’s IPO, although reportedly one early engineer did buy a carnival-size ferris wheel.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2011

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

In 2004 I was a part-time flight attendant with a 10-year-old son living in Los Angeles. in December of 2004 with just our one little product, and by the end of 2005 we had sold 1 million Finders Key Purse(r). Ironically I discovered this to be a need when I was attending job seeker networking groups. Photo Credit: Sandy Stein.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 9, 2011

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Growthink Blog

MAY 13, 2010

Of most interest is the story of Mr. Peter Thiel investing $500,000 into the company in 2004, at an effective valuation of $4.9 Through this professional and personal networks, Thiel sees a lot of deals. Most of them are duds, but a few are world-beaters. Like Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Digg, Yelp, and Six Apart.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the salesman podcast, hosted by will Barron and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: * Learn more here.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.

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A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

I remember when I made that first flight out to San Francisco from Boston to meet the team in 2004, the company was down to its last $20K in the bank. The correct answer is to closely manage the overall network – promote the good people and kick out the bad people.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2011

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

To the contrary – if you know how to sell your own work, can negotiate good rates, network well, keep consistent work and have a great reputation – it can be very rewarding. I was paid less in salary in 2004 than I was paid at the job I quit in 1999 (a job I had held 8+ years).

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

When I started blogging in 2004, there weren’t many VC bloggers. Nature of the relationship The mirror Context Network What happens in between Availability and relevance Delivering a message that can be heard. Today, VC content pieces are everywhere. It’s a spectacular article. Go read it now.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

Regular computers must be united into a sophisticated computing network; big tasks should be broken into smaller ones; and all the possible contingencies — like slow internet or sudden computer shutdowns — must be taken into consideration. To solve any substantial computing task you’ll need more than one computer. Commercialization.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Since co-founding Moz in 2004, Rand has continually put himself out there as a public face. Our advantages were almost all network-driven. One on hand, this helped ConvertKit leverage its network to fuel its sales pipeline. Take SparkToro founder Rand Fishkin. Search Google for SparkToro and the results focus primarily on Rand.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 11, 2010

Hopefully you haven’t heard of them before… Jivy Group - a mini-conglomerate of companies founded in 2004. Matomy - provider of alternative payment solutions for social network applications, online and freemium games, MMOs and other players in the online marketplace. Carmel Ventures I was on the top spot with 6.6%

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

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BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

" I first started using Phanfare in late 2004 and have been a fan since.    So Andrew's vision of rich network connected clients have moved from the desktop to the next battleground, the mobile handset. .    And now Phanfare has staked its claim in the mobile market with its iPhone app ( get it here ). 

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

4 Steps to Leveraging Your Network to Build Your Business written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Networking doesn’t have to be about luck, but most people I work with treat it that way. Like any marketing endeavor, some simple planning can greatly increase your chances of success.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

No matter how capable and experienced, an entrepreneur needs as many trusted, networked and experienced eyes and ears to help her navigate through this dynamic market. In early days, the network effect of employees, advisors, investors is key to gaining market traction and scale:

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I learned everything I know about startups in these lean years: 2001-2004. If you’re business has complicated accounting (like many ad network businesses) and if you’re raised enough money to warrant it – a great VP Finance is worth his/her weight in gold.

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