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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

It was 2003 and I was training for a marathon so I was in great shape (yes, I know this was YEARS ago but I did complete it in 3:57). Instead of BS’ing me he said, “we spent 18 months building out our product and a set of graphic editing tools when we realized we had developed in the wrong platform. Small story.

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APRIL 4, 2011

I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). And given your stage of development you sure better at least know what your goal is. No metrics = high level, more generalized advice. That’s not acceptable. Is it 4/1,000?

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MARCH 1, 2011

After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). It took 3-4 months into the development of the product for Hashable to realize that it is a mobile first, web second service. This feature is in development right now.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

It’s also good advice to treat your marriage like a business partnership, in that both require commitment, communication and a shared view of values and goals. They started their first joint venture, Blue Moon Pizza, in 2003. They’re invaluable as a sounding board for support and advice. In Their Industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

In 2017 we began inserting an “Inclusion Clause” into our term sheets because we believe that the culture one establishes at the earliest stages of one’s business will set out the course of how it will grow and develop. We believe that diverse teams produce diversity of thought and that this leads to better decisions and outcomes.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We assumed they would take our advice and upgrade. Tags: Start-up Advice. But first I’d like to start with a story.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

While valuations are trending up, Germany’s exciting market developments still require business leaders to perform and scale. How are these issues informing your advice to your cannabis-related portfolio companies? Viken Douzdjian, managing partner, Argonautic Ventures. where you only need a medical card. As in the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

They are either a sign of naive founders or naive investors (because they will quickly develop a reputation in the market and because future investors in that company will all demand your terms, which therefore will include a full ratchet). I thought we got rid of that s**t in 2003? I mean, I had no idea that they had full ratchets.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

Software developers and engineers have rarely been in higher demand. million full-time developers, who earned a median salary of around $110,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. million full-time developers, who earned a median salary of around $110,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. had nearly 1.5

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. She served as the first woman president of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, (2003/2004), one of the largest Rotary Club in the world. Meg retired from the Council April 8, 2019.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This is part of my Startup Advice series. You develop a cynicism that the future will be better. I think we started working together in 2003 when he was new in the UK from South Africa. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice. Suddenly it was star treatment and all sorts of promises about the future.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

As a subject matter expert, you’re expected to stay on top of recent developments in your field of knowledge. DirectWomen seeks to “ increase the representation of women lawyers on corporate boards” by “[ developing] and [positioning] women attorney leaders for board service. Observe compliance restrictions tightly.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

If you want that advice please click on the link. Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. I learned how to integrate customers into our product development process. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. So they develop short-hand ways to qualify things better.

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MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

So, I sort of grew up as a product manager at Google in the early days of the company working on Google AdWords, when we just launched AdWords, I think back in 2003. Developer / Programmer 101. All of you are developers and programmers, but maybe is there kind of specialties in these areas, or no? Any advice for us, Prashant?

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