Impact Hub

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Especially when the people developing these solutions have been truly connected not to satisfy a phone company’s shareholders, but to redesign the world economy before it destroys the planet (and us with it). Such is the case of the communities Impact Hub has been building across Europe as part of an EU-funded project entitled SoTecIn Factory.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Cloudsmith , a cloud platform for software supply chain management, has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global, which it claims is the largest-ever Series A funding round in Northern Ireland since 2005 (according to PitchBook data). The company plans to use the new funding to hire 60 new employees and expand its U.S.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 12, 2011

I was one of the first 100 members, dating back to February 2005. Over the last seven years, I’ve not only been an active contributer to the NYC innovation community, but I have strived to help make it more accessible, creating new leaders and supporting other people’s projects.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

financing back in 2005, “climate change” was some future event. So what do we do about it, and how do we allocate our money, time and brainpower to develop solutions? The amazing speed during the pandemic to develop and use vaccines, new monoclonal antibody treatments and ventilator technologies saved lives. Share on Twitter.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

But we lacked legal support and knowledge. In our small team, there was a clear division of roles: marketing, sales, and development. It was a standard proposal with a message: “We are a young ambitious company, carrying out web development services, we can help you with projects based on Joomla…” and so on. And we got a match!

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

We paid 10% of the normal costs for the software and that money was for software support. These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. Every startup I knew in 2005 (when I started my second company) was using this.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2022

Birdzeye’s Norlock is Helping Minority Owned Businesses Gain Equal Access to North American Retail & eCommerce I had the pleasure of interviewing Trevor Norlock, a Global Consumer Revenue Executive who is passionate about developing new business for creative and dynamic start-up companies. A perfect exit and perfect brand marriage.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

No one can prepare for a crisis of that magnitude, but I learned that by relying on others for help and support, along with good problem-solving skills, I can get through anything. I have a deep desire to put people over profits and create a healthy and supportive work environment for my employees. Bigger Isn’t Always Better.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

Sonos began as a disruptive startup in 2005 with its groundbreaking patented innovation in wireless speakers. Google did not have Sonos’ development costs to cover, and it could subsidize its new products and services with its massive profits from its search engine business. ” In plain English, this is piracy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

In addition to developing Urban Betty , a successful salon with two locations, Neff also created an app for stylists , produced a book about homes in Austin, Texas, and even reached the Inc. You opened Urban Betty in 2005 and it’s been growing ever since. 5000 list twice! .

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Impact Hub

MARCH 26, 2020

Since launching in 2005, the Impact Hub network has undergone significant growth, now reaching over 17,000 members in 100+ locations across the globe. We’re grateful, and thankful for the love and support the Association and, specifically, the North America Impact Hubs have shown us over the years.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

TWTFelipe is the founder of TWTApps , who had developed some really cool add-on applications for Twitter to extend its functionality. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation!

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 13, 2020

Since launching in 2005, the Impact Hub network has undergone significant growth, now reaching over 16,500 members in 100+ locations across the globe. Impact Hub Montreal focused ever since on SDG ecosystem building at the Quebec-level.

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Impact Hub

MAY 20, 2021

Annual food inflation in Nigeria reached 22.95% in March 2021 – the highest reading since October 2005 – according to a recent report by the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics. They focus on creating impact-oriented solutions for the agricultural sector by supporting farmers and making food more accessible to Nigerians.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 13, 2020

CEVG and E8 both support early stage climate technology companies, so it makes sense for both groups to coordinate and join forces when relevant to be more effective and impactful. This physical presence adds tremendous value in terms of knowledge of the local entrepreneurs, technical experts, strategic partners, local support systems etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2012

This was 2005 when I had no exits under my belt, no blogs … nobody was looking. And I was so pleasantly surprised to learn that Randy Churchill will join Cooley’s LA practice as head of business development. Nearly everybody in the DC region had told me, “You must meet Mike. He knows every startup & VC in town.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

The truth is, a lot of the time ambitious founders and executive teams don’t have a marketing background, so they need to outsource to find the right support to deliver on huge growth ambitions — usually within very limited time frames. Fertility Circle helps find the best tailored fertility information for parents.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

He turned me down for a job in 2005. Customer support – After my pre-breakfast meeting I had my actual breakfast meeting. Research & Development. I am looking at a company that provides a service supporting node.js It’s an entrepreneur with whom I’ve been wanting to work for 6 years.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

They were part of the Ycombinator Cambridge class of 2007, after being rejected by YC in 2005 and 2006. Well, Dropbox focused on User Experience, ease of use, and cross platform support. They bring in experts in legal, finance, marketing, business development, design, engineering, advertising, growth hacking, and other areas.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 9, 2016

In 2005, an economist named Benjamin Jones published a paper called The Burden of Knowledge and the ‘Death of the Renaissance Man’: Is Innovation Getting Harder? The sales team may be starkly familiar with the nuances of customer objections, but the marketing team hasn’t developed the case studies to address them.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

We funded one in 2005 and lost a lot of money. I wasn’t in favor but when the CEO decides it’s the right thing to do you support him. Our VCs are pretty supportive of us so I feel good about the future but of course you know I could never say for sure that they’ll fund us going forward. Sorry, brah.”

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 7, 2015

In 2005, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft were vying to win dominant share of advertising pages across large publishers. Customer knowledge, both qualitative and quantitative, informed product development, and that research became a key part of AdSense’s success. A premium product should be priced that way and be marketed as such.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

I initially worked as an analyst at a stock-broking firm until 2004 before embarking on my venture capital and private equity journey, where I made my first investments in Greater China before exiting via the London Stock Exchange later between 2005 and 2006.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 4, 2021

What does data from the leading investors suggest Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash The current context supports research-heavy startups, there is even a special term for them?—?the Deep tech appears to be a sort of tech that flourishes, when an industry it is applied to comes through a certain phase of its development.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

What is the CPM of ads in this industry (should I even be ad supported?). What would it take in investments to acquire and retain traffic to support these businesses? But that’s harder to build in 2016 than it was in say 2005. And how much do others providers make?

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

In addition, these larger seed rounds enable successful startups to raises larger series As, and the data supports it. Series A investors expect a company to be further along it its development compared to ten years ago. Larger seed rounds enable a seed stage company to achieve more - more growth, more revenue, more hiring.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

They have been supportive when we’ve been doing well and also when we’ve made changes to the business. I use to to learn, to grow, to ask questions for which I’m curious and to further develop relationships that I have. In 2005, Meebo started connected users across other websites. Nothing but value add.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

style euphoria that swept the Valley beginning in 2005. There have also been many high profile financings of infrastructure players to support these gaming platforms including Offerpal Media, SuperRewards (bought by AdKnowledge), Gambit and more recently LA-based Sometrics. The iPhone success is more profound than just iPhone apps.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

Many companies that are raising B or C venture capital rounds right now raised their initial money in 2005-2008. Reputation – Equally, the investor might not be worried about squeezing out your existing VC, per se, but doesn’t want to develop a reputation as a VC with an edge. It is 2010. Most play the gentlemanly sport.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

I still drive the same car I bought for cash in 2005. Work on budgets, submit RFPs, answer customers support calls, work the bug-tracking software, and trying to meet the next sprint release schedule. We had lots of debates about the tech world and about career development. Why so many on leases? Sell stuff. And I like it.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The UK has had real-time payments since 2005, via the Faster Payments network. UK regulatory bodies have advanced that vision through various initiatives—including advancing Open Banking, enacting trust-instilling consumer protections , and supporting emerging fintech companies at early stages. A full 8 years earlier than the U.S.)

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Jason Malki

MARCH 24, 2023

Suissa served on the Board of the Brooklyn-Queens Chapter National Organization, both as President (2006–2013) and as Vice President (2005–2007). Simultaneously, she worked as the Program Manager for the Quality of Life Innovations Program for an educational nonprofit called Working in Support of Education in Midtown.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

S**t’s About to Get Real Herb Scannell is teaming up with mitú’s founder & president Beatriz Acevedo who oversees content production, talent development and social impact. In fact, for every retired person in the United States, they are supported by 2.9 people supporting retirees (US Census via LDC analysis).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Argo AI had the support of two of the world’s largest carmakers: Volkswagen and Ford. The dream of autonomous driving certainly isn’t going away any time soon, and both automakers want to get there, whether via in-house development or third-party acquisition. Image Credits: Argo AI. Image Credits: Kite.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 14, 2014

This is the question Best Buy store managers posed each time a potential customer walked into one of its stores when the company decided to segment its customer base in 2005. Personas anchor product design and development, marketing and sales, and even customer success to tangible user archetypes. Barrys are high-income family men.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

has had real-time payments since 2005 via the Faster Payments network. In addition, a software company that wants to sell its product globally needs to integrate multiple payment methods; if a prospective customer’s preferred local payment method isn’t supported, the company risks losing sales. Today, U.K.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

This was a dilemma because while it seemed like easy money and a reasonable request I knew it was going to drive up our support and maintenance costs and become hard to manage. Because we have an entire tech-ops team whose sole job is to support our up time. It is the opposite of what SaaS is supposed to be. So we took a stand.

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