Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. They chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. and Half.com.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

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 came up with my business name Aging Youthful when the network marketing company I am involved with came out with a product for youthful aging.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. When you order an Amazon Kindle it comes pre-configured with your user name already configured into the device so that you can click a single button and buy shit. Money flowing into our industry has also massively downsized.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2019

As detailed in a co-authored book , Brian Halligan, a recent MIT grad in 2005, observed startups failing with “‘tried-and-true’ marketing techniques that he had seen work throughout his career; techniques such as trade shows, telemarketing, e-mail blasting and advertising.”. If you don’t name something, then it doesn’t become real.”.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2016

In June of 2005 while on vacation with my wife, I received a call from my brother. Safe Eyes had been named the #1 parental control product out of 11 products tested by Consumer Reports. We had no experience in running an Internet filtering software business, but this didn’t concern us. This rating put Safe Eyes on the map.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2009

When I read the funny names of these microwaves devices… Backward wave oscillators, TWT’s, Magnetrons…long silent memories came back. Another piece of trivial: the road that is the side-entrance (during business hours) to Agilent Corporation HQ in Santa Clara is named “Terman Lane&# after Terman.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. When I saw what BuddyTV is working on and how long they’ve been the market (since 2005) I realized that this has huge potential to help disrupt the television market. No Dave S. =

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K9 Ventures

JUNE 22, 2011

This is how I remember it: It’s September 2005, and I was sitting in my office at Stanford in Gates 382. ” Ren and I started brainstorming about the potential for commercializing his technology in 2005. That was one of our biggest worries when Ren and I were first discussing different strategies in 2005.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Then I’d leave a voicemail like this one: “ Hi, (name of spouse and kids), this is Todd Patkin from Autopart International where your husband and dad works. And, (name of spouse), I hope you will give him a wonderful kiss to make sure he knows how much you love him and how much he is appreciated for all he’s doing for our company.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

In my experience, when you use someone’s name along with eye contact and an attentive demeanor, they’re more likely to be agreeable and to give you the benefit of the doubt. You will read these signs and adjust your behavior accordingly. Letters on a screen can’t compete with the personal touch.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Earlier this week, I was discussing company naming with a new entrepreneur, one that I used to work with at Edgecase (when I served as their Chairman of the Board). A company name should have longevity and it shouldn’t be limiting (as you eventually?—?and I think really hard when I’m naming a new startup. and hopefully?—?grow

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2012

Between 2005 and 2007, Starbucks aggressively opened new store locations and made several operational changes that diluted its customer value proposition, diluted its high employee engagement culture, violated its real estate site selection controls, and weakened its high value-added ‘experience’ business model. magazine.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The nonprofit consists of a network of charter schools the senior advisor founded in 2005. She used a different name to secure employment with a different nonprofit and failed to disclose her prior indictment. The employee had access to critical financial systems, and she created fake invoices in the names of legitimate groups.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Danielle Tate is a name change expert, on-camera personality, writer, author of a top rated Google newlywed blog and a bridal magazine contributor.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

He is an active angel with many successful angel investments including: Rent.com, (purchased by Ebay in 2005 for $415 million), Golfnow.com (purchased by Comcast in June 2008), and Lifelock (lead investors include Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers). Moderator: Robert Savage, CEO, Track.com.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2017

About the author: John Quinn is the principal and founder of Merrimac Solutions, which he started in 2005. Located in Aurora, Illinois, the firm was named to the Inc. As with most business applications, what is best for one company may not be your best option. 5000 list of fastest growing privately held companies in 2017.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Ever since Google started naming its algorithm updates after furry black and white creatures, we’ve been inundated with talks of pandas and penguins, and how they’re taking down websites one ranking at a time. Title Tags: Still put your most important keyword first in your title tag, but make sure you have your brand name in there, too.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

Before weighing in on the subject I would point out one thing that should be obvious to many of you – the iPhone was originally launched in 2007 in an exclusive partnership with AT&T and this was vital to both Apple and AT&T and was a hard negotiation throughout 2005 and 2006.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

In conversations about freelancing and online marketplaces for remote contract workers of the tech industry, the name of oDesk floats up pretty often. Founded in 2005, the company has since delivered more than $1 billion from employers to freelancers. According to the last stats provided by oDesk itself, the company has 4.5

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 1, 2014

As Kraus noticed in 2005, however, things were starting to change. You name it.” ” By 2005, however, “Free, open source infrastructure [was] the norm,” with the ability to “get it anytime and anywhere.” Hardware was expensive. Software was expensive. Storage was expensive.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2010

The key to understanding Lean Startup is to recognize two things: Lean Startup techniques confer maximum benefit in the upper-right quadrant, namely high market uncertainty coupled with fast cycle time. It is written by Ronald Mannak, who is currently the CEO of a startup named Yobble. What follows are solely his opinions.

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deal architect

AUGUST 21, 2021

New Renaissance innovation blog was born in March 2005. Facebook had a different name then. The New Florence. No one had heard of the iPhone. Honestly, I thought I would run out of material in a.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Henry Sy, the guy behind the world-famous SM Malls, is a household name in the Philippines. He has also been named CEO of the Shark Group, a brand consultancy firm. Trader's Joe is his store's name. She started HuffPo in 2005 when it was relatively unknown. Thanks to Ryan Jeffords, BHPH ! #2- 2- Henry Sy.

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mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Anyone can easily run a search for his or her brand name and see how actively it’s being discussed in social media. Try using a few search Google operators, for example: ["brand name" -intitle:"brand name"] to find in-text brand mentions you are most likely to have missed. ©2005-2012 Mashable, Inc.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. Reddit, a popular website for news and discussion, was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

Most superstars with Ronaldo’s level of fame wouldn’t dare such a stunt, but Ronaldo’s manager, a brilliant guy named Ricardo, understands what it takes to make his friend and client stand out from the crowd of celebrities. She then returned to her normal, everyday life, and now people would be hard-pressed to remember her name.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 19, 2014

At the time, a company called Network Solutions was essentially the only place from which people could register domain names. In 2005, GoDaddy.com became the world’s largest ICANN-accredited registrar on the internet. Father Knows Best GoDaddy is a familiar name on the Internet and with good reason.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

This has included serving both sole practitioners and multi-million and billion-dollar brands in multiple industries—retail, consulting, energy, and education, to name a few. Pick a name. I’ve seen several successful companies that have changed names along the way—even Nike use to be called something else!

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Don’t be afraid to name your own tune! Instead, hire people with foundational qualities you can build on: integrity, enthusiasm, a willingness to learn, a sense of humor, and a sincere interest in your business, to name a few. Doing so can distinguish your company and lead your product to success. It just might catch on.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Here’s why I use it… Affiliate Link Management Made Easy Way back in 2005 I wrote a review of a product by Perry Marshall that I promoted using an affiliate link. I should have used a shorter link rather than the /yaro-recommends/ directly on top of an already long domain name. What am I talking about?

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

And if you have been using a fictitious business name, you’ll need to file an abandonment form. How to Register Your New Business Name. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. ©2005-2012 Mashable, Inc. If you have a seller’s permit, cancel that as well. 5 Comments.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Obviously over the years since this was a tool that was acquired by Google in 2005 already, the use case kind of evolved because people come to your website not only via your browser but maybe also via mobile devices and maybe have different experiences than what a website actually meant in 2005. Julian (22:09): Thank you, John.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 28, 2015

Or if you want to go back to 2004 and 2005 when I was really learning about Agile, well before it had become a household name, you could read my posts Agile Software Development with SCRUM or Do You Develop Software For A Living? – Get Agile with Rally Release 5.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 3, 2020

In 2005 Vagnozzi put together 30 investors to pool $1M and fund the development of 110 acres in Montgomery County. As a successful name in the world of financial planning and investing, Dean Vagnozzi helps middle-class investors make great profits in an industry widely dominated by big sharks. Work with Dean Vagnozzi.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

If you can name drop big customers, do that too — you want your profile to look impressive. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Don’t just fill out a few sentences; take a few hours and really polish it up. Include numbers.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Hackers Steal User Names and E-Mails from Zappos and 6PM.com. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. ©2005-2012 Mashable, Inc. Tina Fey Photobombs the Golden Globes. Facebook IPO Hitting in Late May [REPORT]. 33 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed.

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