Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. And of course you will produce our next wave of innovation.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation. I discussed it in my post on the topic linked above. ** One small note: many VCs who got into the industry in 2001 or later have never seen a “carry&# check. So in the past we needed VC to really get a startup going.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Mark: Apple is like China, they have introduced an incredibly amount of innovation to the market. They’ve forced the entire industry to innovate and change. They have been successful simply for pushing the telecom companies, Microsoft, and Google to innovate. It was a concious business decision from the top.

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StartupNation

JULY 19, 2021

Generation Z (2001-2020) = 5%. Generation Z are the newest additions to the workforce and are described as universal, innovative and open-minded as well as those who value diversity, individuality, creativity and personalization. Breakdown of workforce by generation : Traditionalists (1925-1945) = 2%. Baby boomers (1946- 1964) = 25%.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Though this stage poses the least amount of pressure on an entrepreneur, some mistakes can still upend an innovative startup idea. Surging Growth: This period started in 2001. Tinkering ends when entrepreneurs fully commit themselves to turn the business idea into a reality. Usually, founders haven’t quit their jobs at this stage.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

“We’ve seen that all before … what’s new-ish (at least since 2001) is the massive overhang of growth investments that will take startups years to grow into,” he wrote. . “The biggest issue in venture today isn’t interest rates, revenue multiples or any of that,” posted SaaS investor Jason Lemkin on Twitter yesterday.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Here are four startup myths that hold innovation back. This growth, rapid brand recognition, and the quality of the products caught the eye of The Walt Disney Company, which acquired the business for an undisclosed amount the following year in 2001. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

“Gabriel is the Director of Innovation, focused on mobility and energy, for Elemental Excelerator, a climatetech accelerator founded in 2009 in Hawaii. Mar received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2000 for her breakthrough work in circuit design automation. Gabriel Scheer — Elemental Excelerator.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Really, it’s finally fulfilled the vision we’ve all had of it becoming a leading city around innovation, tech, and culture,” Whurley said. In 2001, for six months, Whurley left Austin to follow a girl to Las Vegas and to break into casinos as a hired hacker. Whurley’s success has tracked with Austin’s success.

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Jason Malki

JULY 10, 2023

Libby, leads a renowned technology services firm specializing in transforming the visions of Founders and Innovators into lucrative revenue streams by bringing their tech-product ideas to fruition. We leverage technology responsibly to create innovative solutions that address challenges and open new possibilities.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

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 We see the acceleration of females building businesses, and a lot is going on in innovation, so we want to bring more capital into that.”. We want to have as many LPs as we can,” Sayani added. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” We live in a hostile world and it’s now a tech-enabled hostile world.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I wish all of them well and feel confident that anybody employed at one of the most innovative companies of the past 10 years will land on his or her feet. We have an entire generation of startup founders who don’t have muscle memory from getting their burn rates back into shape from 2008/09 or 2001-2005. Others will follow.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

In the United Kingdom and Europe, government innovation programs have helped entrepreneurs close higher numbers of Series A and B rounds. In light of steady VC investment, increasing consumer adoption and a crowded IPO pipeline, “fintech represents one of the most exciting major innovation cycles of this decade.”

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Unvalidated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Disruptive companies often start as gimmicks for hobbyists Most radical innovations initially appear like curiosities, only entertained by geeks and weirdos. Their growth naturally slowed down with scale but maintained a remarkable consistency over time: $3bn of revenues in 91, $9.5bn in 2001, $21bn in 2010 and $32bn in 2015.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

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?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, It’s why when I used Quora I instantly felt like it was the most innovative UX I had seen in years.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

This lasted from about 2001-2004. Provides publishers innovative site-search tools that enhance user engagement ( icanhazcheeseburger.com and Fred Wilson’s blog avc.com use Lijit as does Feld.com [but he's an investor]). Founded in Sunnyvale, CA in 2001. I’ve already started the business modeling.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

I saw this in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2010. She said that Korea really wants to build a “creative economy” and that understanding why the US is so innovative was important to her.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2020

Within a few days of 11 September 2001, I purchased plane tickets for optional personal travel. We are also negotiating payment terms with creditors such as landlords, freezing raises, eliminating all but the most essential expenses and exploring a range of other steps. New York City lost so much of its important economic driver, tourism.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2022

This agility and innovation is exactly what’s needed right now and will be essential to alleviate the human suffering, while governments mobilize (often more slowly). I’ve heard EO members say, “Well, my business tanked in 2001, and I figured it out, so I can figure it out again,” or “I’ve been bankrupt four times.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Kedma is an innovation and entrepreneurship thought leader, award-winning champion of small business, and business advisor for independent inventors. But make sure you’re ready to take notes, there is a ton of great information for businesses in all phases of the hiring process. .

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 22, 2018

ERIE, PA – More than 15 years ago, a Penn State Erie faculty member, Tom Briselden and his team at Spin-Works LLC, developed an innovative, silicon-carbide radiant tube insert called a SpyroCor. Recuperators were the only real competitive technology in 2001, but they were expensive and inefficient. Others did as well.

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OkDork

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In the last quarter of 2001, Amazon finally turned its first profit. It’s meant to be innovative. Another 3 years later, cash flow was drying up, so Jeff borrowed $2 billion dollars from the banks. And a couple years after that, the company was going through a tough time and almost went bankrupt.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

“Going public now gives us the ability to meet this demand and scale up faster across product innovation, channel marketing, international markets and customer success initiatives,” he said in a statement. Jiang sees this as a way to keep growing the company.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Since BCV’s first fund in 2001, the firm has invested over $4.5 Other areas Melas-Kyriazi believes “continue to explode” are e-commerce enablement and B2B payments, which despite tremendous innovation, remains “quite broken” in her view. The firm currently has $9.2 billion in assets under management.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

But more damning is that LegalZoom decided to open its next big center of innovation in Austin, Texas, along with 600 new jobs and a $21 million office purchase according to this article. We can continue to innovate in LA or watch our jobs and our engineers move up North. Thousands of jobs. Startup Advice'

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As Albert says in his post : It is difficult to overstate how big an innovation this is. It reminds me of the early days of web2 in 2001/2002/2003, when we started USV. We went from not being able to do something at all to having a first working version. Again to be clear, I am not saying this will solve all problems.

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HPA

AUGUST 10, 2021

Congratulations to HPA Member Amanda Lannert for being inducted into the Chicago Innovation Hall of Fame! As the CEO of Jellyvision , Amanda has been a key figure in driving the company since its founding in 2001. The post HPA Member Amanda Lannert Inducted into Chicago Innovation Hall of Fame appeared first on HPA.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2018

Jeff Carruthers founded Resonate in 2001, and has steered the business with a focus on what makes organizations relevant to contemporary customers as well as a keen eye for technical innovation. He joined EO in 2015. The post Four Steps to Making Customer Service an Organizational Priority appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2017

Note that none of these three famous innovators were inventors like Thomas Edison, but visionaries who find a new marketplace or niche – or how to reach the mass market in new ways. Innovation is valued by our society, by investors and certainly by consumers. Well, it’s a fair question.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

Note that none of these three famous innovators were inventors like Thomas Edison, but visionaries who see a new marketplace or niche or how to reach the mass market in ways not previously attempted. Innovation does not always equal invention. And innovation is what creates value. My experience describing innovation.

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The Entrepreneurs Library

JUNE 30, 2015

I then intersected my work in social innovation in Australia and my economics work and looked at how those two things came together in designing new economic systems. So we uncovered some interesting data that between 2001 and 2011 there were more non-profit organizations added to the U.S. The Book’s Unique Quality (3:45).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

In a study conducted by Cambridge Associates, researchers found that the real failure rate hasn’t gone above 60% since 2001. SOLUTION : Create the right mix of people who can come up with innovative ideas and people who know how to execute on those ideas. The problem, she says, is that the data actually proves otherwise.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2019

If we didn’t innovate, we would be left behind. Since joining EO in 2001, Bubu Andres has made a mark at all levels of the organization, both as a passionate member of EO Philippines and in various leadership positions. We were also becoming somewhat of a government institution—slow and resting on our laurels.

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