A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

Every day, 5% of the entire online world (roughly 3.5 The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. billion people) visits a customer running on the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Click here to see all our speaker previews and Octane blog coverage from 2015. We’ll post new pictures, stories, videos and memes every day on: Octane blog , Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram. The post 2015 EO24 Recap: A Record-Breaking Year appeared first on THE BLOG. Indonesia. United Kingdom.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

My goal in the interview overall was to capture more of the personal side of Fred since so much of his investment thesis and portfolio work already comes out in his blog. Blogging is like Venus Fly Paper. I have been blogging for years – even before BothSidesofTheTable. This is classic Fred.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

blog here ). If one entered between 2009-2015 he or she is no doubt in the “hazard” phase where one need to be careful about thinking he know more about the industry than perhaps he do. I’m willing to play the long game and say, “check back with me in 3-5 years and let’s discuss what happened.”

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OurCrowd

MARCH 2, 2021

Named “Innovator of the Year” in 2019, Beyond Meat CFO Mark Nelson will retire from the plant-based company on May 5, 2021, after joining the company in December 2015. He will then enter into a consulting agreement with Beyond Meat beginning May 6, 2021, until May 5, 2023. Read more here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

This article was originally posted on Octane blog on 26 May, 2015. The post Throwback Thursday: “5 Ways You Can Protect Your Family (and Business) from Cyber Crime” appeared first on THE BLOG. For most of us, so much of our lives run on our digital devices. Please take the time to protect yourself.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2015

Tuvia Elbaum (@Tuviae) July 14, 2015. I don’t know Ezra yet but since he’s taking the time to blog (which I hugesly respect) and share thoughts I thought I’d take him up on his challenge and also spill the beans on my secrets. On blogging I blog because I love it. My other secret on blogging?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2016

Last year, the GSEA experienced record-setting global participation, which culminated with 42 students representing 37 countries at the 2015 GSEA Finals in Washington, DC. Top 5 Finalist: Ruben Miessen , Founder of Remedia BVBA (Belgium). Top 5 Finalist: Buddhika Jayawardhana , Founder of Siplo (Sri Lanka).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 4, 2018

In 2015, inspired by Elon Musk and the story of Tesla, Steve was searching for a way to shore up his personal and professional commitment to being the change he wanted to see in the world. Or, if your work benefits women and girls, perhaps SDG 5, “Gender Equality,” will serve as a springboard for your efforts going forward.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

A Forbes interview with Griffin Thall, CEO and Co-founder at Pura Vida Bracelets & 30 Under 30 Retail 2015. The post 5 Steps To Building Your Brand On Instagram appeared first on THE BLOG. As CEO and co-founder of Pura Vida Bracelets , I’ve learned along the way best practices for building a following online.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 2, 2016

Advertising has seen its share of both series A and seed dollars fall from 15% to 5% in just five years, and indication of how out-of-favor this category of business has become amongst investors, because of the dominant network effects of Facebook and Google. of the series A market in 2015. of the market in 2010 to more than 7.5%

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 11, 2016

The Top 5 EO GSEA finalists have just been announced from the Global Finals in Bangkok, Thailand. In September 2015, the business partnered with an investor, and in December 2015, won the HSBC Youth Enterprise Award. The post Meet the Top 5 EO GSEA Finalists of 2016 appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Retail in 2015 was abuzz with a new trend: successful e-commerce companies choosing to open brick-and-mortar stores. The post 5 Challenges in Going from E-Commerce to Brick-and-Mortar appeared first on THE BLOG. Sales might be soaring in your online business, but opening up shop may be trickier than you think.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2015

. — Mark Suster (@msuster) May 29, 2015. 1/ Twitter started off positioned as a micro-blogging platform but in the end became more of an RSS reader. Mark Suster (@msuster) May 29, 2015. Mark Suster (@msuster) May 29, 2015. Mark Suster (@msuster) May 29, 2015. Mark Suster (@msuster) May 29, 2015.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2015

But this is just a reflection midway in June 2015 of the some of the products I love, enjoy or use frequently, and am not an investor in. Still want to port my blog their. So I thought now would be a sensible time – with six months on either side of the holidays. Discovery kinda sucks. Amazon Instant Streaming. Amazon Prime.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

During his free time, he started a blog to tell his friends back home about his life out west, and also to recommend TV shows. Slowly, Mike’s Bloggity Blog became one of Canada’s premier entertainment sites, and Morrison found himself with a local newspaper column as well as regular television and radio appearances.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2018

Luckily, my cofounder, Alex Yastrebenetsky, and I met Verne in 2015 when our entire leadership team attended a Scaling Up workshop. The post 6 Leadership Lessons Learned from the Founder of EO appeared first on THE BLOG. And that’s the short list.). We stayed in touch, and Verne recently invited us to attend a CEO workshop.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Mitsue Kurihara gave an overview of the DBJ Women Entrepreneurs Center and the competition they’ve held for the past four years which invites women of all ages to present their business models for a grand prize of 5 million yen and a year of mentorship. Event at the Brookings Institute appeared first on THE BLOG.

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OurCrowd

JULY 17, 2019

Between 2000 and 2015, for example, spending on education in the US grew 15%, but test scores have been stagnating. Watch impact investing pioneer Sir Ronald Cohen’s 5-minute intro to the Impact Revolution. ?. Watch that 5-minute summary here. . Spending on medical care reached an astounding $3.5 About the Author.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Each year, I do a retrospective analysis of this blog. Like many other content sites, just a handful of posts on this blog generate the majority of the traffic. However, referring sites expands from about 5% in the 25th and 50th quartiles, but explodes to 25% of total traffic for the best performing posts. On to 2015!

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OnStartups

APRIL 1, 2021

Don’t invest money (fiat or crypto) based on anything you read here.This blog post is for entertainment purposes only. Me : Well, remember way back in 2015, which feels like 150 years ago, I invested in this company called Coinbase? Took me less fewer than 5 minutes. Disclaimer: I am not an investment advisor or a lawyer.

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Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

We’ve already begun to see the effects of the 2014-2015 bubble in growth investing, and it’s comforting to know we are moving in the other direction, however slowly. This narrative was laced through the event, especially with the founder of Thumbtack, Marco Zappacosta, recounting his company’s financing story.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Unless you’re SnapChat, Instagram or similar this is probably 3-5 years into your existence. See as a board we can already see very clearly how our 2014 & 2015 years pencil out with a fair degree of predictability. As we have invested millions in building out our sales organization efficiency really matters.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 6, 2015

This month, EO is looking back at highlights, tips and lessons from 2015. We’ll post new pictures, stories, videos and memes every day on: Octane blog , Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram. The post Six Social Media Metrics You Should Be Tracking appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2015

in their study, “ Top Green Companies in the World 2015.” Sustainability board committee – 5%. Audited environmental metrics – 5%. We’ll post new pictures, stories, videos and memes every day on: Octane blog , Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and Instagram. Biogen Inc. | Allergan, Inc. |

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2017

We had 60% growth in 2015 and our EBIDA more than doubled, from 5% to 11%. The post Back to the Drawing Board appeared first on THE BLOG. Establishing this new model allowed us to replicate the Southwest Airlines strategy, which was to provide the best service at the best price, in a commoditized industry.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 21, 2017

After the success of the first two MyEO Go Beyond events—the 25-kilometer Kolkata Marathon in 2014 and the Trek to Everest Base Camp in 2015—it was time for something faster, higher and stronger. That evening at 5:30 pm, we gathered for dinner and I saw only solemn faces. The evening before the summit was particularly difficult.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

Even when I’m not the one being sued I find myself being dragged into deposition after deposition and my blog (along with all my emails) are being served as evidence. I angel funded a company 5 years ago. So why exactly have lawsuits (anecdotally) picked up so much in the past 5 years? Lawsuits are on the rise.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

I have a blog post on that, fundraising advice for founders raising for the first time. So right around 2015, or so, 16, is when Ethereum, another digital currency, really started emerging. And this is recorded forever so we'll see what happens in like 5 or 10 years. Editor's note: 2.5 And building out a portfolio.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

When I started blogging it was because I was inspired by Brad Feld. I always wanted to work with Brad for this reason so I started blogging because I figured if transparency worked for Brad I would try the same approach. In 2015 in the US there were $77 billion written into startup tech companies. The result?

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Y Combinator

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

January 17, 2015. So yeah, you can read blog posts online or watch the videos [about YC], but hearing feedback in person, and for 3 straight months, is game-changing. We’re able to stay lean now, and maybe hire 3-5 people in the next year. The support from @Firebase is incredible. Highly, highly recommended. StartupAUS.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 6, 2022

Mortgage rates started the year at around 3% and are now slightly above 5%. US Commercial Bank Auto Loans The above dataset from the Fed goes back to 2015. Since 2015, Vitalik has talked about the need to eventually move to a PoS consensus mechanism. As a result of this change?—?and and as illustrated by the chart above?—?the

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 15, 2014

She told me that 2015 is going to be the craziest year she''s ever had. There seems to be a blog post, book or boot camp for just about everything you could hope to learn as an entrepreneur, but no one really seems to focus on how to mentally survive entrepreneurship. 5) Don''t accept other people''s timelines as your own.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2012 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2013; Slack in 2014 (after prematurely saying there wasn’t one); took a break in 2015-16, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; in 2017 it was Coinbase ; and last year, 2018, it was Airtable.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. 5/ The Enduring Allure Of Platform Potential: Revenue is important.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

My presentation from the Summit can be downloaded here and the embed is below but the summary message is the rest of this blog post. But when you fast-forward 1 year to 2015 5 out of 7 were down rounds. Final venture outlook 2016 from Mark Suster. As usual – the markets offer us some indication. 25% “down rounds?

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