15 years to overnight success
15 years to overnight success
April 1992
1992 - 2006
1st startup = 16 years early
Camera-phone1997
1999, 2004 & -$27M
9 Months of Bliss
Oren & Co R killin’ it
Be a1-hit
Wonder!
1. Only the rich profit from VC
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Mortgage houses, not startups
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All or nothing
2. A little rich is critical
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3. Be late, or
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4. Be boring
Directories
Customer Lists
Analytics
Data Sales
Become invulnerable