Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. Yes, Google won. ”).

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2019

Image by Origa via Wikipedia I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach. Google now employs about twenty thousand people.

Google

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2011

billion, and Google's Larry Page were number 24 and 25, respectively, with $19.8 billion in net worth. billion in net worth; Jack Dangermond , the founder of Redlands-based mapping software maker ESRI was number 540, with $2.2 billion each. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg was ranked 52, with $13.5 billion.

Southern California

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Google’s AdSense) or some other form of ad. Banner or AdSense style ads placed either at the top of the page or down the right hand side (often called a skyscraper) would only net Twitter money for users that log into Twitter.com. After all, when I’m in Facebook they know one hell of a lot more about me than Google does.

Ideas

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Podbere was most recently CFO of OpenDNS (acquired by Cisco), and also was at Net Optics (sold to Ixia) and Epocrates (IPO). CrowdStrike just raised a big, $100M funding round in July from Google and others. CrowdStrike said that Gregg Marston, the company's current CFO, is retiring. Cuevas had previously served at Apple, Yahoo!,

Yahoo

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2019

Legendary rock musician and longtime internet evangelist Peter Gabriel has joined the all-star cast of speakers for Net@50 , a historic event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first net message—while also looking ahead to the internet’s next 50 years.

.Net

Xconomy

JUNE 5, 2019

The event is called Net@50. At the World Frontiers Forum and Xconomy, we can’t promise to cover everything, but we can deliver an important and historic event that poses such questions and many more. We can also deliver some of the most knowledgeable and informed speakers and guests to provide at least some of the answers. It takes place the.

.Net

Xconomy

APRIL 25, 2019

These are all subjects that will be examined at Net@50: The Roots and Future of the Internet , a unique two-part event to be held. But as we are ever more acutely aware, that very technology infrastructure is also a tool for scams, identity and financial theft, election fraud, and oppression. Read more » Reprints | Share:

.Net

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”). It allows you many more exit opportunities. Simplifying: Revenue -. Operating Costs.

Startup

Xconomy

MAY 30, 2019

Come celebrate milestones the internet has made over the past 50 years at a special event called Net@50 on July 16 in Cambridge, MA, organized by the World Frontiers Forum and Xconomy. An afternoon forum at the MIT Media Lab will explore the big issues and challenges surrounding the internet.

.Net

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

But that is a number in a vacuum without at least two other measures: return on investment (ROI) and percentage of net profit to revenue. Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other great firms generate billions of revenues and profits and even have a high ROI and high net profit percentage. Comparing ourselves to the giants.

Company

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Facebook filed for its IPO Wednesday afternoon, saying that it is looking to raise up to $5 billion, in what is expected to be the biggest IPO since Google. The firm reported net income of $1 billion on revenues of $3.7 Will the filing of an IPO by Menlo Park-based Facebook unclock the pipeline of would-be Southern Calfornia IPOs?

Southern California

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach. Google now employs about 140,000 people. It didn’t disappoint me. Unique business tactics.

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Recently — in the name of censoring pornography — China blocked access to Google and demanded that computers sold in China come supplied with an Internet nanny filter called Green Dam Youth Escort, starting July 1. That means the established firms created no new net jobs during that period. That is about 40 million jobs.

Technical Review

socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2009

Among those resources are a new software development kit with libraries for connecting to MySpace via the PHP, Python, Ruby,NET and Java languages. The firm also said that it will be adding Google Android support soon. READ MORE>>.

PHP

InfoChachkie

MARCH 5, 2012

In 2009 Jed created a Google doc to track the seed accelerators. By mid-2011 he noted, “As seed accelerators have exploded in number world-wide, it’s become nearly impossible to keep this (Google Doc) working.” That said, is a two or three or year program that goes away…a net negative?

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. She’s now the leading marketplace for women’s used wedding dresses and accessories and ranks 2nd in Google for the term “Used Wedding Dress.” She did the math and realized that she could bring in more money through Airbnb than she could by having a roommate.

Startup

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2012

They think they’re doing the startup a favor by casting a wide net to VCs. You remember that they work for Google / Microsoft / Zynga. If I get a plan I find interesting from somebody I trust I am always hugely appreciative. And then there is the email blaster / form letter introducer. I see way too many of these.

Email

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

This is only an educated hypothesis but I’ll bet it’s pretty close to grounded in reality: Everybody saw “The Social Network” and everybody has a belief that suing will net them millions whether they’re in the right or the wrong. Most ideas are fungible.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2017

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach. Google now employs about twenty thousand people. It didn’t disappoint me. Business tactics do.

Google

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

Yahoo

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2015

Regardless which side of the isle you stand politically, you can be rest assured that the passage of net neutrality is a positive for you, and your ability to access the Internet like you have since the 1990’s. For the sake of argument, let’s say that net neutrality wasn’t passed. Images via Shutterstock.

.Net

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. Both have worked. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit.

Organization

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach. Google now employs about twenty thousand people. It didn’t disappoint me. Business tactics do.

Entrepreneur

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

The net of it, is we're really in the big data business, and we're taking what was formerly a totally monolithic piece--a single DVD, or video game, or sports game--and converting that into something that is consumable in the social web. David Aronchick: The net of our jobs is really harnessing the demand.

Redpoint

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

Yahoo

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). Distribution costs have, too. This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions.

Media

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. But the broader reason that I often suggest them to entrepreneurs is that they’re much easier to build than product businesses even though they’ll never become Google, Twitter or Facebook.

Services

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

Startup

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Back in 2013, Google reported that 90 percent of multiple device owners switch between screens to complete tasks, using an average of three different combinations every day. Meanwhile, biometrics has stepped out of the realm of sci-fi and into the mainstream, playing an important role in the fight against cybercrime.

Artificial Inteligence

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2014

Some startup founders try unusual word spellings to make their business stand out, but this can be trouble when customers ‘Google’ your business to find you, or try to refer you to others. These days, it even helps if the name can easily be turned into a verb, like Google me. Easy to pronounce and remember. Make some sense.

Google

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. But add another five years, and Google had made it, going public in 2004 with a market capitalization of $23B. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

Entrepreneur

Xconomy

JULY 8, 2019

Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. ] [ Editor’s note: This is part of a series examining the internet’s first 50 years and predicting the next half century.

Networking

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Google Glass started a revolution for wearable devices. Before all the hype for different fitness bands, smart watches and other wearables today, Google Glass jumpstarted today’s wave of wearable technology. Google laid out the initial blueprints of what AR glasses can do. These are just a fraction of what Google has to offer.

Google

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

All businesses need to have access to the scale, cost structure, and flexibility that the Amazons, Googles, and Facebooks of the world have built internally. But throughout the transition I had my safety net. Gotta stop the Google monopoly somewhere (I’m an Android fan, so they already know way too much about me)”. Cats or dogs?

Cloud Computing

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

People are moving from the desktop to mobile, and fewer people are searching using Google, and they've been asking�where does that leave us? It's not as simple as someone looking at something on Google and seeing if they did or didn't buy. What are your thoughts on that? Our philosophy, is we've been agnostic to the device and channel.

Acquisition