OkDork

MARCH 7, 2024

At AppSumo, we’ve tested hundreds of strategies. Today, I’ll be revealing the 5 strategies that made us over $10M EACH. When everyone is using the same marketing strategy, it’s hard to get a great return on your marketing budget. After the Dropbox giveaway, we realized how powerful this marketing strategy truly was.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Founded in 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ. We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). 406 Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

Based on his time leading startups through the dotcom implosion in 2000 and the 2008 Great Recession, Alomar said it’s critical for founders to be strategic and not reactive. How to talk to your investors about pivoting. When it’s OK to leave money on the table. What you need to do differently to fundraise during a downturn.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

I remember this attitude really well from working in consulting where people took too much credit for “creating new strategies&# and deny any responsibilities for failed initiatives. There are many VCs who have been made partner since 2000 and haven’t previously had an exit of their own. Nobody really talks about this.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

We capped our fund size so that we would stay true to our investment strategy in terms of size, scope and number of partners as we stood in 2014 when we raised the fund. Even though our 2000 fund was the single best performing fund in the United States for that vintage, continuing to get investments wasn’t possible so we had to rebuild.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

That said I worry that V1 of the strategy isn’t a home run. I don’t believe that search is the only answer in 2010 as it was in 2000. Especially when he’s surrounded by Danny Rimer (who funded Skype, MySQL, Last.FM and many, many more) plus Howard Morgan. I respect everybody involved in this project.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I was living in Europe in 2000 when the first WAP phones (Wireless Access Protocol) were introduced. So you rush to develop a new monetization strategy which means rebuilding your app. There is a strategy for that. Absolute Power Corrupts, Absolutely. These phones were so over hyped. It’s a way to reach your customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company. Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. and who had biz reasons for wanting to remain stealth.”. -

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Exactly the opposite of what a rational investment strategy would advise. That asset class need not represent the broader market.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. The best MBA class I took was an investment strategy class. When venture capitalists scale back investing activities it can be very swift and leave many companies that are in the process of fund raising hung out to dry.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

What can today’s founders learn from the 2000 dotcom bubble burst? By 2000, many of these high-fliers had left smoking craters behind. TechCrunch roundup: Dotcom crash history lessons, post-M&A strategies, climate tech heats up by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch. “That person was me.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Founded in 2000 by Russian-American entrepreneur Stepan Pachikov, Redwood City-based Evernote made handwriting recognition software for Windows and the eponymous note-taking, web-clipping app Evernote, which stored notes on an “infinite roll of paper.” This proved to be a winning strategy — at least at first.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price. I eventually needed more money. As a result I had to do a down round.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

I have experienced two major financial disruptions in my career: the bubble burst in 2000 and the financial crisis of 2008. This ultimately leads to more frugal post-funding strategies. The comparable valuations from last year cannot be supported today, and expectations should be managed.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Early-stage companies are innovating new artificial intelligence-based solutions, but they often face questions as to whether such technology can be protected and the best strategy for doing so. In 2000, the U.S. The considerations below will be useful for companies trying to understand the opportunities to protect their innovation.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

In 2000 our industry had more than $100 billion in LP money. I’ll admit that I do know one VC firm who’s strategy is not to call their entrepreneurs and not to be involved in operations. The industry isn’t dying. It is changing. And reinventing itself. And some firms will go under. And others will emerge.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

But privately here is what I say every week, “I was at the dot com cocktail party in 99-2000. I have come to accept that combining higher-volume investors like Dave McClure with focused investors like Bryce or similar can be a smart strategy. We were all drunk & stupid. The hangover was sure painful for everybody involved.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2020

2018 and 2019 exceeded the heady days of 2000 in terms of dollars deployed. Some firms run multiple strategies: different industries, geographies, and stages, akin to PE specialization and diversification. This supply/demand shift that provides founders more leverage in conversations has catalyzed some innovation in venture.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

The fund will combine the firm’s early and late-stage investing strategies into one pool. The firm was founded in 2000 and has raised $4 billion across nine previous funds. million to the fund. Lux declined to comment on its fundraising efforts.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Now that my days are spent exclusively behind a computer, I’ve been searching for the right note-taking strategy. I recognize that note-taking is like pricing strategy: you never get it entirely right, so you’re always inclined to tinker. It’s a method I still highly recommend.

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Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It is not highly concentrated geographically, or in the bubble of 1998-2000, or in any industry. Angel investors seem to bring more variety to the strategies in how they invest and build companies, relative to formal venture capital. The distribution of returns from the different U.S.

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StartupNation

JULY 19, 2021

Generation Y (1981-2000) = 35%. Employees must align their ambitions with a strategy that will help them obtain it, whereas employers need to proactively address any generational gaps or disruptions. Supporting multigenerational workforces. Breakdown of workforce by generation : Traditionalists (1925-1945) = 2%. Traditionalists.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

M13’s Karl Alomar: Six strategies for leading startups through a downturn. Basic best practices will not help your company endure this winter, so we invited M13 managing partner Karl Alomar to join us on a Twitter Space to discuss six strategies for leading startups through a downturn: Using “ruthless prioritization” to find proof points.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

For example, if a product is sold for less than 2000 Euros, there is little possibility of implementing customer service or outbound marketing. Lower business costs, more innovative strategies, a better reputation, and more new customers who value sustainability contribute to higher long-term profits.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

What would happen if companies offered flexibility to their employees, backed by data and scalable strategies? Sparked by a pair of scissors, some pantyhose and a party where founder, Sara Blakely , wanted to look her best, Spanx officially began production in 2000 and changed women’s fashion and fit forever. Sara Blakely / Spanx.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

Jason Dressel is president of History Factory , which helps companies use their history and heritage to enhance and transform strategy, positioning, marketing and communication. Jason Dressel. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Every week over the past three and a half years, an average of three CEOs have exited tech companies in the U.S.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

THE ORIGIN I was the Founder & CEO of InboxDollars from 2000 to 2019. Ultimately, we chose not to pursue this model as part of our corporate strategy. About Daren Cotter : I founded InboxDollars from a dorm room (literally) as a college freshman in 2000. Side note: I rarely play the “What If?”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Its platform, the company says, houses all workplace data — including strategy, design, pricing and portfolio analytics — in one place. Saltmine says it offers companies tools to do things like establish social distancing measures in the office.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

In the late 1990s and early 2000, public market investors were able to buy shares at IPO at the ground floor of the business. Vertical integration emerges as a VC strategy. Today, capital is abundant, and concentrating ownership is a winning strategy. Public market access to startups. **In Amazon went public with $15.7M

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2023

For me (Thomas) — I graduated in 2000 during massive layoffs in Silicon Valley. The federal civilian service has an opportunity that would greatly benefit from the expertise of talented technologists like yourself. Other moments are unexpected. They catch us off-guard and force us to rethink everything.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

I remember this attitude really well from working in consulting where people took too much credit for “creating new strategies&# and deny any responsibilities for failed initiatives. There are many VCs who have been made partner since 2000 and haven’t previously had an exit of their own. Nobody really talks about this.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“Shopware, a company 100% bootstrapped prior to this investment, is ideally suited to CETP’s strategy of partnering with ambitious, founder-led technology companies. The money is notable not just for its nine-figure size, but also because of its context.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2022

At the height of the dot.com boom in the first quarter of 2000, the bank had invested in a record 53 startups. In Q2 of 2000, that number dipped slightly to 46. With this new strategy, Klarna is essentially saying that it’s open for business. And of course, by Q3, it had plunged to just 13. Cross River Bank is not just any bank.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

What can the 2000 dot-com crash teach us about the 2022 tech downturn? Nobody expects any of this to be smooth sailing,” said Barber. Thanks very much for reading TC+. Have a great week! Walter Thompson. Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+. yourprotagonist. Use predictive marketing to cut CAC at your PLG B2B startup.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2000 for her breakthrough work in circuit design automation. Prior to Prelude Ventures, Victoria worked on climate change strategy at BCG and started an agriculture supply chain company. Mar has been recognized in the Midas List of Top Tech Investors in 2021.” He holds a B.A.

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OkDork

JANUARY 27, 2023

Content strategy consulting: When you get good at content remixing and know which type of content performs best on which channels, you can consult creators. We're paying him $2000/month which is well worth it for me. Now, some of these clips are getting MILLIONS of views without me or any of my team having to do extra work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 29, 2016

Shareholder value is a result, not a strategy … your main constituencies are your employees, your customers and your products.”. In 2009, he gave an interview with Francesco Guerrera of the Financial Times and said, “On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world. Let’s play a new game.

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