American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Networking & Collaboration Building relationships, seeking mentorship, and leveraging partnerships for growth. Risk-Taking: He reinvested his entire PayPal earnings (~$180M) into Tesla and SpaceX, nearly going bankrupt in 2008. Resilience: SpaceX had multiple rocket failures before successfully launching into orbit in 2008.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

But it largely failed to keep pace with competitors like Notion, opting to rely heavily on a consumer-focused freemium model while eschewing the kinds of collaboration features embraced by its rivals. This proved to be a winning strategy — at least at first. So what does Bending Spoons gain with the purchase?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2023

A year earlier, as EO began fostering stronger collaborative bonds with WPO/YPO, I had attended the Public Policy Forum, a YPO event in Washington, DC. In the first year (2008), we had a meager budget, limited staff support, and only seven months to pull everything together. I said that to him with someone specific in mind.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 27, 2016

When Annmarie Lanesey co-founded a software development business in Troy, NY in 2008, she saw business ownership as a means to successful living. By Annmarie Lanesey, EO Albany member and co-founder of Greane Tree Technology . Annmarie Lanesey is an EO Albany member and President of Greane Tree Technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

He was raising money initially in the worst market in a decade (we met in 2008), he’s in his mid-40′s, is doing a mom’s site (he has no kids) and he has a JewFro. .&# Jody didn’t exactly have an easy time fund raising because he’s not one of the prototypical Silicon Valley funded entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 21, 2023

From a single Michigan location in 1995 to becoming the fastest-growing coffee chain in America by 2008, the co-founding duo was encountering great success. But, Bob and Mike began to realize that their exponential growth came at a cost. They weren’t internally practicing the values they had started the company with.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In combination with Git, business operations teams can collaborate on writing these configurations and test them in staging environments. Pentacom was acquired by Cisco earlier this year ; Oracle acquired Ravello Systems in 2016 and Qumranet was acquired by Red Hat in 2008.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

” Maggie Horne, Director of the Gannon Small Business Development Center (SBDC), echoed similar sentiments, emphasizing the importance of collaborative initiatives like the TechCelerator program in fostering innovation and supporting local entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We were immediately thrust into a globally competitive market for B2B collaboration tools. Exercise hadn’t been enough of a priority in 2008-09. We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. a few days before the wheels came off of the market).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Launched in 2008 in Dublin, AccountsIQ’s cloud-based FMS aims to simplify how multi-entity businesses “capture, process and report” their financial results.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We want to make collaboration easier, so it gives you analytics on how the meeting is going.”. McIlwain also worked with Shim when they were both at Farecast, which was bought by Microsoft in 2008. Read Dashboard is like ‘Waze for meetings,’ ” Shim told TechCrunch. “We

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 1, 2024

in second grade and always had a passion for programming and making products, which persisted into his college years and led to the decision to collaborate with Luis. Together, they founded Muse , a collaboration platform for music creators designed to simplify the process of producing, recording, and sharing ideas in real time.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

It has 20 corporate partners that startups collaborate with while they are in ZEBOX’s incubator, including BNP Paribas, CEVA Logistics, Infosys, BNSG Railway, Port of Virginia and Centrime. The company says it has already reduced carbon emissions per container carried by 50% since 2008.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

’s 2008 Climate Change Act — and is funded by the Quadrature Climate Foundation, a climate-focused corporate social responsibility initiative launched by algorithmic trading tech firm, Quadrature Capital, in 2019. The incubator was founded by Baroness Bryony Worthington, who was the lead author of the U.K.’s

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Also, it’s why I started an Impact Hub (Amsterdam, 2008), why I served on the global Board (2015-2018) and contributed through other roles, and why I want to continue to serve the network. A: The world needs pragmatic action and collaboration more than ever… Let’s move from aspiration to manifestation. ” – Tatiana Glad.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 22, 2023

In a statement, both companies said that they will have to collaborate on investments into HYUH and Hanyang University affiliate startups and accelerate their internationalisation efforts into Singapore and the rest of the world. He added that cross-border success depends on the strengths of the ecosystem players.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

In 2008, V ykruta took a job at Microsoft as a senior engineer at the advanced technology group, where he worked on software for the Xbox 360. He’s the founder of two video game studios, Antartica and Electrolab, and was one of the lead console software architects at Surreal Software, a Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment subsidiary.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The CFE is a unit of the College of Engineering and the Center has helped more than 30,000 researchers and students since 2008. The U-M’s Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) is one of the key engines driving that growth. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of U-M’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is its large and engaged alumni network.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers. As of February 2017, nearly 200,000 construction jobs were left unfilled across the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( Recode ).

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Impact Hub

APRIL 16, 2019

Impact Hub Bergen was an early starter amongst social innovation spaces and joined the global Impact Hub network in 2008. This sparks exciting discussions around sustainability topics, and – every so often – new collaborations. It was founded by Silje Grastveit, an alumni of the renowned Kaospilot programme in Denmark.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 9, 2022

Although the crypto asset industry’s market cap of $1.3Tn ‘only’ represents approximately 1% of global financial markets, the value of subprime mortgage CDOs responsible for the 2008 crash were also valued at ‘just’ $1.3Tn. In the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) CryptoSprints are an incredibly forward-thinking initiative.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

This negative externality is unique to financial services and was particularly obvious in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. The scope of the liquidity infusion has been massive even by the 2008 standard. This study would not have been possible without the collaboration and support of Brent Beardsley and the Boston Consulting Group.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Fintech startup Bump and Mastercard are collaborating on a new card aimed at musicians and content creators (think TikTok influencers). inflation remains above 7% and short-term borrowing rates are at their highest level since January 2008. How does one build a card for creators, you might ask? Funding and M&A.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For instance, in 2008, UPS agreed to ship DHL’s packages (because DHL couldn’t do it at the time and asked a competitor for help). Of course, it’s not pure altruism, and both sides usually get something out of the collaboration. This partnership can be short-term or long-term and can focus on one or several areas.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. Collaboration and cooperation are key traits of our people, and this desire for all to succeed is part of our landscape.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Tatiana Glad, current Co-Founder and Director of Impact Hub Amsterdam (since 2008), brings diverse experience to our global leadership team. Through enabling collaboration for impactful and scalable solutions. Want to know more about our collaborations and the impact our community creates? Read our latest Impact Publication.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

With the launch of Airbnb in 2008 and Uber (*) in 2009, these two companies established a new category of marketplaces known as the “sharing economy.” Airbnb was founded by Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky in 2008. Upwork is a global freelancing platform where businesses and independent professionals can connect and collaborate remotely.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

So we want to generate a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs, investors and the rest of the ecosystem to access all of opportunities of collaboration between the central government, regions and CP councils in order to improve entrepreneurship in their respective areas,” says Polo.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Enter the collaborative web--where people get together to actively create, build things and solve problems. The collaborative web arrived after the social web hit a tipping point. The seminal application of the collaborative web--Github--was launched in April 2008. Need to find a collaborator?

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Impact Hub

APRIL 21, 2020

For 9 years and counting, WWF and Impact Hub have collaborated and supported innovations to accelerate, and scale solutions tackling environmental issues and economic opportunities in local communities. . Similarly, it‘s worth observing how people engage in virtual collaboration.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Durango, Colorado, January 25, 2023 – Today, the Greater Colorado Venture Fund (GCVF) announced, in collaboration with the Colorado Venture Authority , a $25m close of GCVF Fund II. GCVF will deploy the initial investments from Fund II over the next five years. GCVF’s Fund I raised $17.5M

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Durango, Colorado, January 25, 2023 – Today, the Greater Colorado Venture Fund (GCVF) announced, in collaboration with the Colorado Venture Authority , a $25m close of GCVF Fund II. GCVF will deploy the initial investments from Fund II over the next five years. GCVF’s Fund I raised $17.5M

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Rather than deliver presentations, SaaS Office Hours are meant to be casual, tactical and collaborative. In 2008, Bill joined Salesforce as SVP of Online Marketing and Operations. During these two hours, we will discuss the tactical issues and questions facing seed and Series A SaaS companies in a small group.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

He started his first business in 2008, ran it for a few years, and then started what we know today as Hiver. years, they have been able to solve one key problem with email—shared inboxes and collaboration for teams. . At Hiver, they use team collaboration tools like Slack. In the last 2.5 Leadership and Delegating.

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Reforge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

I still remember reading Eric Ries’ blog post that first coined the term “Lean Startup” in September 2008. For example, with my latest startup Notejoy , a collaborative notes app, the team didn’t leave virality to chance. Challenge #4: The Lean Startup overemphasizes a focus on product over deliberate growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

The seeds of cheap cloud computing, social networking & mobile were planted and then the 2008 financial crisis brought a hurricane that swept much of the old, dead brush from the venture capital industry and ushered in a new phase perhaps best punctuated by Sequoia’s famous and now ironic presentation “ RIP Good Times.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I heard this in an Entrepreneurs’ Organization Portland chapter monthly learning event with keynote speaker Mark Moses of Make Big Happen in 2008 at the beginning of the Great Recession. “During this recession, a third of your businesses will die, a third will barely survive, and a third will thrive.”

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