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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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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. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. Exactly the opposite of what a rational investment strategy would advise. Or worse yet they may never get financed.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

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In 2002 after exiting his second company he was attracted to the variety of being a VC. Do you think a multi-channel distribution strategy is important to guard against unforeseen changes? (51:30 Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. 9:30 – 11:30).

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How Venture Funding For Early-Stage Startups Will Change During the COVID-19 Crisis

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eBay hosted a jobs fair in 2002 for 75 jobs and 2,000 people showed up,” states Martino. VCs are going to be asking founders about their “post-corona strategy.” Martino outlined essentially two types of outcomes for this financial crisis from a historical perspective: “In 2001-2003, there was a depression in Silicon Valley.

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Are Return to Office Mandates the Real Reason Behind Quiet Quitting?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Introduced in March 2002, it only started to gain traction as an issue of concern among business leaders when US government data on productivity , released in August 2022, showed a sharp, unexpected drop in Q1 and Q2 of 2022. So what explains the drop in productivity associated with quiet quitting?

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. 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. They seem to have bounced back nicely.

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Taking advantage of Latin America’s market downturn

TechCrunch

I started my career in private equity in 2002, but my first job at J.P. Below are a couple examples how companies did all they could to stay afloat, and eventually, thrive: In 2001, MercadoLibre employed a freemium strategy to gain market share in the highly competitive Latin American online auction market.

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Keeping It Green In 2019: How To Organize An Eco-Friendly Event

Impact Hub

Once a year, the top leaders from Impact Hubs around the world come together for the Global Gathering, where in one of our locations they review, shape, and decide on the strategy and governance of our network. Back in 2002, food transportation accounted for almost 20 billion vehicle miles. The Global Gathering. Here’s how: 1.