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Don Estridge, IBM PC Father, Startup Role Model

Startup Professionals Musings

My introduction to startups really came when I first worked in IBM with Philip Donald Estridge back in 1981. Known as Don Estridge, he led development of the original IBM Personal Computer, and thus is known as "father of the IBM PC" He’s gone now, but I still remember him fondly. mHz, now 3.0

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KPCB has already blown through much of the $600 million it raised last year

TechCrunch LA

“This could also be due to changes in the competitive landscape … and there may be changes with First Round Capital itself,” says one investor. — Dan Primack (@danprimack) January 29, 2020. Mamoon Hamid is heading from Social Capital to Kleiner Perkins. “Mamoon is a pretty legit, good investor.

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Conforming To Your Customers’ Realities: Your Stakeholders’ Perceptions Are Your Reality

InfoChachkie

He also spearheaded a number of fundamental software breakthroughs, including creating the basic hardware / software architecture which resulted in the creation of the third-party personal computer (PC) software industry. Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus.

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5 Strategies For Building Winning People Connections

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, I grew up in IBM when Bill Gates was helping us deliver the first IBM PC. We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal.

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7 Key Startup Activities Where Follow-Up Is Critical

Startup Professionals Musings

I was with IBM in the early PC days when Bill worked with us to provide PC DOS and other software. A numbing 68% of all business lost in America is lost due to lack of follow-up after the sale. Of course there are people who are great at getting things done, but haven’t had an original idea in their life.

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6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

With my software background at IBM, I’m well aware that technical early adopters value more and more features, and are able to deal with complexity. Growing too fast kills many new ventures, due to staffing costs, inventory, and funding delays. Gather your resources before scaling the business.

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Reflections on 2019: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital

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Our 2019 investment in Backtracks, a developer of podcast analytics software, has shown fantastic traction and continues to provide value to podcast creators helping them to better understand their listeners and monetize their content. Think Google Ad Words for podcasting. At the same time, more capital continues to be raised in LA.

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