TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

“We need to reform stock options so that they become a tool in order to compete internationally for talent,” he says, noting that the idea is to enable Spain to compete with regimes already offered by countries elsewhere in Europe, such as the U.K., France and Germany.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 14, 2016

Inexpensive equity dollars enable capital-intensive companies to amass the warchest necessary to dethrone incumbents. The capital markets have boosted these types of startups, helping them raise huge amounts of capital at attractive prices, and disrupt massive markets. In 2008, the Fed Funds Rate sat at 5%.

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Reforge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

I still remember reading Eric Ries’ blog post that first coined the term “Lean Startup” in September 2008. Its founder, Rich Barton , knew he wanted to disrupt the real estate space, and deliberately baked a unique user acquisition strategy into his initial product strategy. Not something that's simply lumped on after the fact.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Major capital market disruptions often bring a “VC Reset,” as venture firms rethink fundamentals, often pressured to do so by limited partners. Several top-tier funds recently redefined themselves as “investment advisors,” enabling them to place long-term bets by holding rather than distributing IPO shares.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Kicks Crew, which began as founder and CEO Johnny Mak’s side project in 2008, wants to carve out a niche for itself as a resell platform that can be counted on for product authenticity and accessibility for all. The company says its platform enables creators, curators and consumers to come together in one inclusive community.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Built as a decentralized app, it enables people to “build better hometowns on the internet” to “truly own their town squares.” Goin’ retro, with a 15-year-old pitch deck : Pitch Deck Teardown: Uber’s $200K pre-seed deck from 2008 , by Haje. You can sign up here. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

If you had adopted that, this was a logical next step that you could apply, which again, was like a playbook that you could run over top of a new technological disruption that had happened. In 2008, I started a business called RJMetrics, which was basically the first SaaS analytics platform. And this is my third SaaS company.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 20, 2023

And not to get too far ahead of myself, but some (including me) have maintained that a disruption in some part of the US financial system in 2023 was going to force the Fed to reverse the tightening cycle we’ve been in for the past year — and it would appear that we’re right on track. Right off the bat, the Fed implicitly printed $4.4

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

In 2008, iGoogle represented 20% of traffic to Google. Mobile’s frequency of use is the reason for its disruptive nature. Seven years later, the mobile phone is the home screen of choice for a billion people. iGoogle is dead. Mobile killed it. The typical mobile phone user checks their phone 110 times per day.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Expanding on its overall positioning and approach, Milanova reiterates: “Again, this has to do with our intention to democratize access to what is otherwise really complex information while also enabling access to better gynaecological care. In the US, for example, about 30% of the tampon market is scented tampons.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 17, 2022

Prior to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, and Lehman Brothers were true investment banks. Focus your attention on the 2008 time period. Twitter) might also enable tipping and other payments using the “.eth” These are great businesses. A variety of online services (e.g.

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