Remove 2008 Remove book Remove education Remove networking
article thumbnail

This Week in VC with Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital

Both Sides of the Table

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. BookRenter – plus a discussion about Chegg … what is going on in the university book market? Online text book rental service. Founded in 2008 by Mehdi Maghsoodnia. Total raised: $56.3mm.

VC 217
article thumbnail

Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. It was September 2008. The following is a 2-week graph of the end-of-week price of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) in Autumn 2008. Here's the graph for the books.]. The market had tanked. I'll cover this in my next post.

VC 305
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Interviewing 5,000 People Taught Me 5 Surprising Traits of Great Leaders

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Along the way, working with firms in sectors like mining, technology, education and healthcare, I’ve learned that what makes a great leader varies. But leaders who can harness the power of their network also fortify companies by nurturing talent and grooming potential successors. Take Canadian entrepreneur Hamed Shahbazi.

article thumbnail

Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

In his 2005 book, The World Is Flat , Thomas Friedman recognizes that the Internet has the ability to create a “level playing field” for all participants, and one where geographic distances become less relevant. Airbnb was founded by Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky in 2008. SHARING ECONOMY MARKETPLACES.

article thumbnail

Vidit Aatrey on Building Meesho, India’s Top Reselling Platform, with Adora Cheung

Y Combinator

Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. 47:40 – What’s a must read book and why? Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. These are educated women but handicapped so no one ever gave them jobs.

founder 61
article thumbnail

How To Build A Machine, Not a Hobby – Tommy Mello Playbook for a Thriving Business

Smart Hustle Magazine

Read, listen to podcasts and educate yourself. I wrote a book called the Home Service Millionaire, and I have a podcast called the Home Service Expert. I know, it’s an amazing book. My accountant kept giving me books. I gave him this big old dusty book. Tommy Mello: No one has good books.