Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in 2007. Tags: Start-up Advice. Time will tell.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We had agreed to sell the company to Salesforce.com and between the offer in December 2006 and the closing March 27th, 2007 I focused exclusively on the sale to Salesforce.com. I plan to keep track on DailyBurn to measure my weight through a new wi-fi enabled scaled from Withings. I swam every morning and ran every afternoon.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2024

HW: I’m sure you get hit up for career advice all the time. JS: The most general yet useful bit of career advice I often give is for people to look at the progression of their career as a story, and do their best to make the story compelling. Google, by contrast, has not been as clear about that.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. Defensible IP When I’m asked by newer, younger VC partners for advice on our sector, one of the things I always emphasize is looking for companies who have built defensible intellectual property (IP). Over the past 2.5

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. By enabling customers that shopped online to be mailed an invoice with 30 days to pay, online shopping could be made easier and safer for consumers, which in turn helped increase sales for retailers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. By enabling customers that shopped online to be mailed an invoice with 30 days to pay, online shopping could be made easier and safer for consumers, which in turn helped increase sales for retailers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. since June 15, 2007. The B-1 is a nonimmigrant (temporary) visa that enables entrepreneurs to explore the U.S. More posts by this contributor. B-1 visa for business visitors.

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