This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 30, 2015
Would you be surprised to know that almost half of the dot com companies founded when the boom started in 1996 were still around in 2004--four years after the peak of the NASDAQ? Innovation continues to disrupt older industries, create opportunities, and create new streams of revenue.
This is going to be BIG.
MAY 2, 2023
When I think about true disruptions in tech—the ones that enable huge investor outcomes because they create generational behavior change, entirely new markets, and populate whole business ecosystems out of nothing—location-aware mobile devices stand out to me as right up there with the web itself. Was this episode from five years ago?
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This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 26, 2011
What areas need to be disrupted? 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. What areas are going to change?
Entrepreneurs' Organization
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
We are proud to share EO member James Kilkelly ‘s efforts to disrupt the linear economy with his innovative approach to addressing electronic waste. He joined EO in 2004. The SDGs are 17 goals and 169 targets to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change by 2030. This #EOImpact story is a true win-win-win!
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. TechCrunch Disrupt takes place on October 18–20.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 1, 2011
They sold in December 2007, but he started selling Quigo in 2004. I go on record saying that LinkedIn is ripe for disruption; and while Hashable might not be competing with them directly, the “personal relationship management” market is ripe for disruption. Judged his instincts, and felt it was Quigo’s time.
TechCrunch
MAY 19, 2021
In fact, today we are witnessing fewer acquisitions relative to IPOs than in years past, as the average acquisition-to-IPO ratio since 2004 is approximately 15:1. Ultimately, the bills from Klobuchar and Hawley would disrupt an important part of our nation’s startup ecosystem.
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