AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 20, 2023

“Ennoconn’s capabilities in AIoT, together with our own in cloud computing and marketing technology, equals the opportunity to develop pioneering retail solutions for Indonesia and beyond,” said Brian Yang, funP group Co-Founder, and Chief Strategy Officer. To date, the funP group has already made major inroads into the Indonesian market.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Example: In 2009, Southwest Airlines decided to go against industry standards that were shifting toward fees for checked luggage. Barry Wehmiller has employed this strategy to complete more than 110 acquisitions worldwide, nearly all of them profitable.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

As a venture investor, I have invested in over 60 companies, and while many have gone public or been acquired, the journey has included pivots, near-death experiences and navigating through the 2008/2009 downturn. We then drastically cut product features, re-thought our go-to-market strategy and rightsized the business.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

was founded in 2009 and has raised $12.9 founders Sachin Kamdar and Andrew Montalenti are joining WPVIP, with Kamdar leading go-to-market strategy for Parse.ly Specifically, Parse.ly is now part of WPVIP, the organization within Automattic that offers enterprise hosting and support to publishers including TechCrunch. (We

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

While a few iconic brands including Uber, Airbnb, and Square emerged successfully from the last downturn, most venture-backed companies struggled during this period, and many ended up pursuing M&A strategies. Do these include detailed organizational design and hiring strategies? Is your IP fully scheduled and in digital form?

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

“Gabriel is the Director of Innovation, focused on mobility and energy, for Elemental Excelerator, a climatetech accelerator founded in 2009 in Hawaii. Prior to Prelude Ventures, Victoria worked on climate change strategy at BCG and started an agriculture supply chain company. Gabriel Scheer — Elemental Excelerator.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

No chip off any block right now : Samsung cuts memory chip production , with Kate reporting that the consumer electronics giant hit its worst quarterly profit since 2009. Price wars : That’s Tesla’s strategy for competing with legacy carmakers , Kirsten writes.

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Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

In 2008-2009, the financial markets seized up, and there were quarters of complete uncertainty, but ultimately VCs started investing again and things normalized. The crisis began in August 2008, but by March 2009, deal activity in venture had picked up again and economic activity in the venture ecosystem normalized.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The company has largely been bootstrapped, although it did raise a private round of a few million dollars in 2009 and a $20 million injection of capital in 2020. “The core strategy is to continue to develop new vehicle categories,” Radenbaugh said.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 19, 2022

eCommerce platforms such as eBay (founded in 1995), Shopify (founded in 2006), , Big Commerce (founded in 2009) and more have been around for years. For many, they knew they had to “sell online” and adapt to better e-commerce solutions and strategies. Selling online is not new.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

When we interviewed him last July , Hughes explained that he would refer leads to EveryDeveloper when they needed to sort out their content strategy. The idea for this book dates back to my time at ProgrammableWeb (2009-2014). There are about a dozen of us, split between content strategy and production. The main takeaway?

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Founded in 2009, Helsinki-based Lifeline Ventures has invested in around 115 companies to date, with more than a dozen exits to its name including activity-tracking app Moves , which Facebook acquired back in 2014; food delivery company Wolt, which DoorDash snapped up in a $8.1 billion for a majority stake in 2016.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2021

This is an interesting strategy as it greatly increases supply on the Iziwork marketplace. Founded in 2009 and based in Madrid, it has generated €500 million in revenue last year. That’s why third-party companies can join the Iziwork network. As a partner, you find new clients and new job opportunities.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company, with bases in both Austin and Australia, was started in 2009 and facilitates exits for millions of online business owners, some that operate on e-commerce marketplaces, blogs, SaaS and apps, the newest data integration being for Shopify, Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa, told TechCrunch.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. Working with early-stage teams : coaching, mentoring, setting strategy, rolling up sleeves: 9/10. That company was Invoca, which just announced a $20 million fund raise led by Accel. 5 years ago. Since then?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

However, Tiger Global limited its activity in Africa from 2009 to 2014. They learned their lessons and now have a different strategy. Meanwhile, Tiger Global’s fast decision-making has largely remained intact despite changing strategy for its second stint on the continent. IROKO and others were a tiny play.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2016

Since I started working at First Round Capital back in 2009, very few early stage investors seem to be doing the same kinds of deals at the same stage today as they did back then. I highly recommend that any new investor builds out a cash flow model around their strategy. 3) Have a consistent focus. What's your average going in price?

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

“Based on our previous experience from the financial crisis in 2007–2009, an economic slowdown pushes companies to rethink their digital strategy which is often connected with rebuilding their website. This represents a potential switching opportunity to modern CMS solutions.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

“This couldn’t be further from the truth, and both startups and SMBs can, and should, invest in ABM strategies,” advises Jonas van de Poel, head of content marketing at Unmuted, an Amsterdam-based growth agency. With a handful of smart growth tactics and clever tools, ABM strategies don’t have to break the bank to be successful,” he writes.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Taskrabbit; Nov 2009 What is one question you ask yourself before investing in a company? The strategy to minimize loss is not the strategy to win. Execute on the strategy to win. What and when was your very first investment? What struck you about them? Is this a founder I want to work with for ten years? Anything else?

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EntreWorks Consulting

MARCH 10, 2020

In recent years, many states and communities have embraced food systems and ag/food sector development as core economic development strategies. This is a field with lots of innovation and creativity underway, but one of my favorite efforts has been Vermont’s Farm to Plate programming.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

Pervasive BI remains elusive, but statistics on the category reveal that about a third of employees use BI tools for analytics to inform strategy. Pyramid got its start in 2009, when Kohl and co-founders Avi Perez and Herbert Ochtman secured a development partnership with Microsoft that evolved into a fully-featured BI product.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 24, 2020

In the last US economic downturn in 2008-2009, my Forum and EO taught me that the keys to surviving are being the first to respond, taking quick decisive action and being agile. We also utilized a no-limit credit card to buy US$200,000 more plexiglass from another vendor. .

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In fact, according to a 2009 study by Dane Stangler for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation , more than half of Fortune 500 companies were started during a recession. When you’re not married to any business philosophy or mission statement, you’re free to create as you please and develop the strategies that work for you.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 20, 2022

In fact, VC-based funding has boomed within the last decade, reaching a whopping $753B worth of investments since 2009. Using VC spending to aid product development is a smart investing strategy as this could put startups ahead of their rivals thanks to a boost in both planning and manufacturing-based resources.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Before founding db5 in 2009, Chris served as Chief Executive Officer at Hall & Partners USA. Chris has 30+ years of experience in consumer insights with particular expertise in new product development, brand strategy, brand communications, and customer experience. He’s worked with over 50% of Fortune 500 clients.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

… 2009: Know what you stand for and surround yourself with people who are aligned with that mission. We grew our customer count 30% in 2009. The strategy of 2008 serves as a pivotal lesson of our 15-year life. Bonus lesson: Mistakes are the fertile ground of innovation!

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market. Not continuing to challenge yourself on product strategy will lead you down long-term ratholes. Venture capitalists have raised increasing amounts of money from their investors (LPs) every year. Make sure your board challenges you enough about long-term vision & innovation.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

He started teaching e-commerce and helping others with it in 2009 and has been a staple in the industry. This is a marketing strategy that really works. John got into e-commerce a little differently — he was going bankrupt about 20 yrs ago and started selling stuff on eBay to make some money. Starting E-commerce: What To Do.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I first met Nick Halstead in 2009 when he was running a company called Tweetmeme (the predecessor to DataSift) who had invented the Retweet button and actually helped Twitter develop its early API. So Nick drove strategy & tech from the UK and remained an active board member and CTO of the company.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From commerce, where it’s fine-tuning marketing strategies, to healthcare, where it aids in rapid advancements, data is key. Starting from 2009, there have been regulations requiring athletes to participate in formal education programs, which has led to a decrease in both team tactical training hours and individual practice time.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

I have come to realize that since the great tech boom started in 2009 and given the massive increase in first-time angels, first-time seed funds, first-time accelerators … there market is just filled with well-intentioned terrible advice. They want to be early. It’s simply not worth the time, effort and drama.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. Hamet is an extension of this strategy. The idea immediately resonated. I wrote about that decision here. He will be a venture partner.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

He also talked about the work he enjoyed doing: coming up with our strategy, working with our largest customers (like Allstate, DirecTV), working with VCs (Accel, Upfront, Rincon, Salesforce.com) and talking with future investors. Its a big to-do list and one that demands someone experienced in operating at this sort of scale.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

4/19/2009 – Still an agency. Through our Brand Advocate Process, we plan , build, promote and monitor social media strategies that include "app-vertising". 12/11/2009 – Slight tweak: Now you use our tools to control your social media.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The best strategy is to mix approaches. Michael Klazema has been developing products for criminal background check and improving online customer experiences in the background screening industry since 2009. Without considering education and experience, you risk ending up with a person who is completely unqualified for the job at hand.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class. Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. Can a deal get done?

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