2007, strategy and sustainability - Startup Catalyst Brief

“I think CEOs that are interested in a future acquisition need to be building relationships or at least awareness with potential buyers at least 2-3 years in advance, especially with strategics. If you’re not on the list, it’s rare for a deal to happen.” Joe Hyrkin on Selling Issuu to Bending Spoons, and More….

Hunter Walk

APRIL 17, 2025

By early 2024, we were sustainably profitable for a second time, on track to generate over $30 million in revenue and starting to get some PEs and strategics showing interest in Issuu. In every cycle, a few emerge to be dominant and sustainable. In 2007, it wasnt clear which strategy was correct.

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Top 6 Cleantech Startups in Singapore Securing Impressive Funding Rounds

AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Register Singapore is emerging as a hotspot for cleantech innovation, with a growing number of startups focusing on sustainability and environmental impact. The startup intends to leverage this funding to support a regional expansion strategy, with its sights set on entering the Malaysian and Philippine markets within the next two years.

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and draws from a jury of more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland. Also sustainability will hopefully be put back on the agenda. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy?

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How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

As President and co-owner of the 102-year-old Lamey Wellehan shoe stores, Jim Wellehan used sustainability to foster innovation and remain relevant in the face of fierce competition. If you are simultaneously interested and confused by sustainability, you are not alone. billion in sales. Start small and simple.

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Software Engineer Turned Youtuber – Jarvis Johnson

Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

Jarvis Johnson [00:23:38] – Yeah, I think it’s just healthier because the point that I was getting at with that, is I hit a breaking point where I was like, this is no longer sustainable, because I don’t see my friends, or anything like that. Craig Cannon [00:37:56] – Weird strategy.

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The Venture Investment Guide: Insights from Enlight Venture’s Yongmin Kim’s Illustrious Career

AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

An experienced investor, his journey in venture capital began in 2007, a tumultuous period with a global financial crisis. Kim emphasizes that while all investments are focused on short-term financial performance, founders must concentrate on their long-term business strategy to increase valuation.

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Gig and Take Raises $1.5 Million Pre-Seed Round!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Gig and Take has a unique solution that enables factories to adopt flexible labor strategies and expand the available labor pool through more dynamic work. Rahil, who came to the United States in 2007 and became a US citizen last year, worked in HR for over ten years with TE Connectivity, a global industrial manufacturer.

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FundersClub Weekly Newsletter - June 30, 2017

FundersClub

JUNE 30, 2017

" Josiah Humphrey of Appster shares five essential strategies for forming and sustaining successful co-founder relationships in " 5 Strategies for Building Successful Co-Founder Relationships in Startups. " Did You Know?

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Four Ways Business Owners Can Attract New Employees and Retain Existing Talent

Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Already facing supply chain issues, businesses can hardly sustain the one-two punch that occurs when they’re unable to fill a new position or keep inventory in stock. At my company in New York, we’ve implemented to following four strategies to ensure our workplace stays both vibrant and, most importantly, staffed.

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Arbisoft co-founder Yasser Bashir on building trust with early-stage startups

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Co-founded in 2007 by Yasser Bashir, Arbisoft falls on the larger end of the spectrum of software development partners that our readers have recommended in our ongoing survey. What started with three people in 2007 is now one of the most successful software companies in our region. Arbisoft is a manifestation of many of those ideas.

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QED Investors closes on $1.05B across two funds to invest in fintech companies globally

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Since its 2007 founding by Morris — who also co-founded Capital One Financial Services in 1994 — and Frank Rotman, QED has backed more than 150 companies, including 20 unicorns. In terms of strategy, Rotman notes that QED has continued to lead deals that it feels “passionate about being involved in.”.

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Ben Franklin CNP Clients Answering the Call to Help with COVID-19

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 15, 2020

MIDEO is a video-based Physicians Order for Life Sustaining Treatment that has been proven to be 98% accurately interpreted. Dr. Wei-Shin Lai, a family physician, and her husband Jason Wolfe, a video game developer, founded AcousticSheep in 2007 and manufacture SleepPhones® and RunPhones® brand headphones. AcousticSheep.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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German Bionic raises $20M led by Samsung for exoskeleton tech to supercharge human labor

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“With our groundbreaking robotic technology that combines human work with the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), we literally strengthen the shop floor workers’ backs in an immediate and sustainable way. Measurable data underscores that this ultimately increases productivity and the efficiency of the work done,” says Armin G.

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Dropbox S-1 Analysis - The King of Freemium

Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Founded in 2007, Dropbox epitomizes the freemium go-to-market. In 2017, Dropbox generated more than $300M in free cash flow from ops, and for the past two years has sustained 30% cash flow from ops margins. Dropbox is an impressively efficient business that epitomizes the strategic advantages of the freemium go-to-market strategy.

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