Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

WHEN OUR INDUSTRY CHANGED — THE ERA OF THE UNICORN Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures first coined the term Unicorn in 2013, ironically to signal that very few companies ever achieved a $1 billion valuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Until mid-2013, the USPTO still operated on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. So lawyers routinely frame a software algorithm as a "system and method" to meet the criteria. Valid patents have been overturned by unpatented prior art.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

In fact, Michael Dell privatized his company again in 2013 for a few years, in his words to “unleash again the passion of our team members.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

With the Identity Theft Resource Center® reporting a 30% increase in privacy breaches in 2013, there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Why is everyone so paranoid these days?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The program expands to all of Startup Weekend’s 350 member communities in 2013 where it will be offered up to five times a year in each city. The first four-week Startup Weekend Next classes will start on Nov. 28 in more than 25 cities worldwide. The cost of attending a Startup Weekend Next is ridiculously inexpensive.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). Distribution costs have, too. This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

In fact, Michael Dell privatized his company again in 2013 for a few years, in his words to “unleash again the passion of our team members.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. It made me realize that we’ve never properly introduced our associates: Graham Gelwicks. Jordan Hudson. Kevin Zhang. So what is an EIR and why Sam?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

In 2013 we launched many firsts to reinvent our firm. After a year I asked Jordan to work alongside me as the head of our internal “strategy & operations” team as we worked to define the kind of firm we wanted to build for the future. We relaunched our brand name. That involved a lot more work than you might think.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it.

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deal architect

DECEMBER 30, 2013

I have been running a series on New Florence of best of 2013 and things to look forward to in 2014.from from a scan of over 50 magazine issues Here are the 2013 entries: Popular Mechanics – Breakthrough products Fortune –. Industry Commentary'

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2014

In fact, damage to reputation and brand has moved up to #4 from #6 in the Top 10 risks identified in Aon''s 2013 Global Risk Management Risk Ranking , moving ahead of business interruption and failure to innovate to meet customer needs in 2011.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Tech nerds and mainstream consumers alike swooned when Samsung announced the Galaxy Gear smartwatch in 2013. “Unless you’re an early-adopter masochist with money to burn, you probably shouldn’t buy a Chromebook.”. Samsung Galaxy Gear.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

in 2013, with aggregate proceeds of over $38 billion. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. According to a report just out, a record 156 operating companies went public in the U.S.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

That was a 65% drop from the year-earlier quarter and the lowest fourth-quarter amount since 2013 Fundraising slowdown: LPs invested in 226 VC funds in Q4.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 10/10/2013. Developing this “One Step Forward a Day” habit will keep you current, make you feel more fulfilled and confident, and increase your ability to promote yourself. Are you promoting yourself today, or demoting your startup by default?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

We also sat down and talked about what the big challenges for 2013-2016 would be for the company and we are in the fortunate position of our major issue being how to handle growth. This brought insider knowledge and perspective that frankly John & I lacked.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2020

Since legal financing grew nearly 400% between 2013 and 2017, this may be the perfect time to consider the potential of starting a legal financing company. Another report by Burford Capital found that the number of lawyers in the United States who helped a client apply for a lawsuit loan quadrupled between 2013 and 2015, from 7% to 28%.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

We’ve come a long way from switching this blog to WordPress in 2009, my systematic vetting of the business idea in 2009 (after needing it myself due to the success of this blog crashing my dedicated server every time I got on Hackernews), the “ coming soon ” pre-launch in April 2010, our Series A 3-minute pitch in 2011, our incredible CEO Heather Brunner (..)

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

I know it should go without saying that in 2013 you should be thinking about building a global business. For example, if you get a Facebook Connect integration you not only get the ability for your viewers to socially share video but you also get access to their email address, demographic data and social graph. Build a Global Business.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

In 2013, ITU funded Kranthi’s proposal for what is now known as the Education Management System (EMS). Kranthi saw an opportunity to create a cloud-based system that would reduce the complexity of the admissions process into one streamlined interface. The Solution Uncovered.

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Up and Running

JUNE 7, 2021

In 2013, India became the first country in the world to require corporate social responsibility. A manufacturer of toilets and other plumbing-related products, which launched the campaign Flush for Good in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2013. Companies are waking up to the value of doing more. .

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

Back in 2013, my own company was offshore outsourcing to four different countries: the Dominican Republic, Honduras, the Philippines, and India. After a while, it began to place an immense strain on our internal resources to manage all of the centers efficiently, effectively negating the cost-savings we were benefiting from.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. 5/ The Enduring Allure Of Platform Potential: Revenue is important.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Kevin Hobbs: Vanbex Group was established in 2013 as a strategic communications organization to better tell the story of the companies in the blockchain industry. FinSMEs: What makes Vanbex Group different from other blockchain investment firms?

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2020

Barely 4 months later, Yahoo admitted that there was a previous breach in 2013 that had affected 1 billion accounts, but later revised the figure to 3 billion accounts. This hack was particularly ill-timed as Verizon was just about to acquire Yahoo and this revelation had great impact on the overall value of the company.

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Steve Blank

MAY 15, 2013

I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation. This school has a distinguished roster of graduates… Earl Bakken, the founder of Medtronic , was an Electrical Engineering grad, and Bob Gore of Gortex , and your current president are both alums of your Chemical Engineering program.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Since 2013, DC I-Corps has trained over 150 teams with the kind of impact NSF and Steve envisioned when they launched the program. We created the DC I-Corps Regional Node to teach the Lean LaunchPad curriculum to top scientists, innovators, and students from around the country and from our region.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 12, 2022

Bitcoin has become increasingly popular since its creation, with the total number of Bitcoin users around the world growing to more than 5 million today from 500,000 in 2013. Bitcoin is the first of hundreds of “cryptocurrencies,” which are forms of currency that exist digitally through encryption. Bitcoin is here to stay.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 11, 2020

Thanks to the digitization of government systems spurred when former President Barack Obama established data.gov in 2013 ; there’s a strong mandate to collect and organize government-owned data. Converging Trends. And there’s an even bigger push to make that data more accessible to the American public.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 2, 2019

An oft-quoted 2013 Oxford University whitepaper forecasts that 47 percent of jobs could be lost to technology over the next 20 years. Business leaders must change how they hire and train employees. And educators of all stripes must revamp their teaching. AI will continue to change the skill set we need.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

(It may be the first one built into the watch, but it’s not the first Apple Watch ECG app cleared by the FDA – AliveCor , got over-the-counter-clearance in 2014 and Cardiac Designs in 2013.) Critics said that the De Novo process should only be used where there is no predicate (substantial equivalence to an already cleared device.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

275 IPOs were completed in 2014, topping the 2013 total of 222 by more than 23%. IPO proceeds also shattered 2013’s high-water mark of $55 billion, with an impressive $85 billion in proceeds. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy. Last year was the most active year for IPOs in the United States since 2000.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

This matters even more in city races where just 400,000 citizens turned out to vote in the 2013 mayoral election and 20,000 votes could have switched the mayoral outcome. Mayor Garcetti is up for reelection tomorrow, March 7th 2017. I urge every Angelino to turn out and vote and do your civic duty.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 2, 2022

Blockstack was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Coinbase is not the only company that has been helped by North Carolina’s progress. Blockstack, a blockchain technology company, has also been helped by the state’s progress. Blockstack has also been very successful in North Carolina.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%).

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TechEmpower

MARCH 27, 2013

This next iteration of the JDK is currently scheduled for general availability in September 2013. The following post is a comprehensive summary of the developer-facing changes coming in Java 8. At the time of this writing, Java 8 development is still very much in progress. Language features and APIs may still change.

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