article thumbnail

i2E & Plains Ventures Surpasses $100M Milestone in Total Investments

Innovation 2 Enterprise

million in 2001. By leveraging its extensive network and resources, i2E is committed to supporting innovation, driving economic development, and nurturing a thriving entrepreneurial community. Spiers New Technologies , a pioneer in the electric vehicle value chain, was acquired by Cox Automotive Mobility for an undisclosed amount.

article thumbnail

How to Out Amazon, Amazon

Both Sides of the Table

Community Amongst the strongest indicators of whether large groups of people will continue to support a brand and buy its product when there are alternatives is the feeling that one belongs to a community of like-minded purchasers. This is true of nearly even fashion category for people who buy handbags, watches or expensive sneakers.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

The software is not difficult to build and the hosting element has become a commodity; the hard part is building a community. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. Jeff Atwood had a community of people built up from his blog. Building Communities. Distinct Communities.

article thumbnail

A look at six new funds begs the question: Is a slowdown really coming?

TechCrunch

Whether we will see as dramatic a correction in the next few years as we did in 2001 to 2003, however, is anyone’s guess.”. “If Lerner said this point in time feels like the period between March and December 2000, “when public technology stock prices dropped dramatically and there was little apparent impact on venture capital fundraising.

article thumbnail

What was Nike like as a startup?

Unvalidated Learnings

He wanted to help all the oppressed runners of the world, to bring them into the light, enfold them in a community.” Nike was born out of the tight runners’ community and started by addressing the needs of these early adopters. Johnson had been drenched by many a Pepsi. He wanted to change all this.

startup 40
article thumbnail

Newsletter: Virtual stores + Breakthrough therapy

OurCrowd

No, we are not going back to the future As we ride the 2021 market roller coaster through wreckage and recovery, accompanied by a raging bull market in tech stocks, some people are wondering whether we might be re-living the dreadful dot-com boom and bust of 2000-2001. Is 2021 the new 2000? Are we heading for another bottomless crash?

media 41
article thumbnail

Survivors

Both Sides of the Table

I saw this in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2010. I told her that I believed it came down to one main driver – “acceptance of failure” and that I thought this was particularly institutionalized in one industry more than others – the startup community.