Tom Tunguz

MARCH 8, 2025

Within just a few years, as capital markets shifted in their favor, they emerged simultaneously as both innovators & titans in their field. The company went public in 2010, three years after competitor Blackstone did, which is captured in the book King of Capital. APO Apollo Global Management 76 1.55 CG The Carlyle Group 16 3.85

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The Angel VC

JULY 17, 2015

Join me as I go back in time and take a look at how SaaS landing pages looked like some years ago. The SaaS Stone Age Fast-backward about 16 years.

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SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

Ceyuan Ventures selects entrepreneurs who show promise in crafting leading technologies, backed by powerful teams and innovation. It finances innovative tech companies across the globe, supporting them also via the Group’s resources and knowhow. Founded: 2010. Founded: 2010. Vietnam Innovative Startup Accelerator.

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Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And to get ahead of some questions, the long term average I’m using is from 2010-2020 (so excluding the crazy multiples of Covid). The average 10Y in the period of 2010 - 2020 was ~2.3%. I don’t think it goes back to ZIRP, but I think it looks closer to the average from 2010 - 2020 than what it does today.

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 12, 2016

The chart above shows the share of market cap commanded by companies which went public in three different decades: the Nineties, the Dotcom era (2000-2010), and the Cloud era (2010-2020). Which era of companies drive this growth? Fifteen years on, Dotcom companies have finally superseded Nineties companies in aggregate value.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

That success has been bolstered by the fact that the UK is among the world’s most innovative financial services regulatory environments. Regulation is generally a blocker to innovation. The new and old regulatory innovations are accelerating fintech’s success. or the rest of Europe.

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 14, 2014

It may also be because the pace of innovation has increased and fending off competitors means persistently building more products. Looking at the gross dollars invested in engineering, the 2014 cohort spends much more than the 2010, 2006 and 2002 cohorts, setting aside one outlier year in the 2006 cohort. 1998 34 11.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In this era of ever-increasing digital disruption and innovation, category design can be the ultimate business strategy for brands wishing to stand out from the crowd. It’s called Play Bigger, How Rebels and Innovators Create New Categories and Dominate Markets. It tackles this idea of responsible innovation.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The startup founded in 2010 that takes 7 years to reach the $1B mark hasn’t yet been granted enough time to achieve it. Enterprises pursue technology innovations and adopt them at earlier phases of product development, to gain a competitive advantage. In addition, open source software is a big driver of infrastructure innovation.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Over the weekend, I watched Page One, a documentary which chronicles the turmoil occurring within the New York Times in 2009 and 2010 when newspapers were going out of business all over the country. Many wondered if the Times would also file for bankruptcy. Today, the NYTimes remains at the forefront of journalism and will for many years.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 10, 2018

When I think about growth and Dropbox, Drew Houston’s classic talk from the 2010 Startup Lessons Learned Conference immediately comes to mind. Adam: You’ve gotten to work with a slew of interesting companies over the years: Gusto, Product Hunt, Angel List, even Boba Guys. You can do paid referrals or paid ads.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Criticism encourages brands to up their game and innovate, which benefits all consumers. Back in 2010 , the iPhone 4 received widespread criticism over bar drops and reception issues. Comparative advertising encourages product improvement and innovation, and can lead to lower prices in the marketplace.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 18, 2023

That opens up the possibility for a faster pace of technological innovation. This was all the way back in 2010. And one of the things I got very wrong was that, in 2010, I thought the road of educational systems in the United States was going one-to-one, one device to every student. I thought my job was going to become easy.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As such, e-commerce store owners need to find innovative ways to stand out from the crowd. Founded in 2010 in Redwood, California, Shopkick is an app that offers users rewards for their online and in-store activities. The e-commerce landscape is becoming more competitive by the day.

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Merchant Services Marketplace as a Service Social Media Systems Review 145

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. As I outlined in the beginning, handling payments wasn’t easy in 2010, even for developers. And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? Can they preserve their dominance? Let’s see why.

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Buffer Resources

JULY 10, 2023

Our world-class support, innovative features, and mobile-friendly tools make managing your social media presence seamless. With over 7 million users since 2010, Buffer is the most popular tool on the market. At Buffer, we’ve been in the social media game for a while.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Generation Alpha covers those born between 2010 and 2024. They’re entering a genuinely advanced world where automation and innovation rule. Let’s take a look at the climate shaping this upcoming generation and what we can expect from them in the future. What Birth Years Are Considered Generation Alpha?

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User Pilot

MAY 1, 2024

Renowned for his tenure on Airbnb’s product team, Lenny’s professional journey truly began in 2010 when he served as the CEO of a budding startup named “Localmind.” Before starting his own venture, Lenny worked in the product and engineering teams of companies like Airbnb and Neustar.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

I think this leads us to lesson number four, which is continuously innovate through proactive listening. We hit a million dollar run rate by 2010. In 2010, we decided to go out in Phoenix to do an angel round of funding. We launched the company in 2008. We were profitable by 2009.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 26, 2024

And at a company like Sideways 6 — whose product is an idea management software to help organizations engage people and foster innovation — that emphasis on collaboration gets even louder. But the the, I suppose the proper answer would be that this was probably back in 2010. But how does it drive product innovation and value?

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Laravel is all about providing a great experience for those looking to innovate and develop apps quickly. Created in 2010, Slim targets developers building smaller or more simple web services. Do you want to build a scalable, sophisticated app with advanced features? Then consider Laravel. Slim could be the answer.

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Frontegg

MAY 27, 2021

This innovative software tool is a proven and tested customer engagement booster. With the unique self-service solutions on offer, your customers can get the best features in blazing fast times, with your devs focusing on innovation and quality. So pick accordingly. #1 1 Intercom. Best For: User Journey Planning and Optimization.

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Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments Scale 98

Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 10, 2024

“It is a celebration of resilience — not a marketing moment, carefully crafted social media post, or latest African American-targeted innovation drop.” Launched in 2010 by American Express, this day encourages consumers to support local small businesses during the holiday shopping season.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 30, 2019

Jim previously served as President and CEO of Netezza where he drove the nearly $2B acquisition of Netezza by IBM in 2010. Jim also led Endeca’s early rise from tiny startup to the leading provider of innovative information access and delivery software solutions.

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Acquisition Innovation Startup Software 56

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2019

Since 2010, he’s helped the company grow to more than 40,000 customers and helped scale the support team to more than 500 employees to assist those users. Michael: I’m really excited about the pace of innovation in terms of automation: our ability to bring self-service to customers. It’s been around for a long time.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Tim has spent his entire professional career focusing on productivity, from Sybase to TLA-Tencor to Facebook where, over his six-year tenure (2010 – 2016), the amount of revenue per employee doubled to $1.8 Tim: I was hired in 2010, when Facebook was what I like to call a “teenage company”. million apiece.

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Chargify

MARCH 28, 2018

Innovative SaaS companies are recognizing a shift in customer demand and offering their products and features “à la carte,” and are tailoring specific offers to target sets of customers rather than offering all customers the same generic packages. Elegant, intuitive and branded.”. Jeff Matson, Community Evangelist, Gravity Forms.

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Point Nine Land

JANUARY 30, 2019

How the AI wave could impact the B2B software industry in the next decade Last year I explained in a video, embedded below, that I believed the B2B software industry was entering a new stage: the SaaS wave was now in its deployment phase, and at the same time, the next big innovation wave, driven by AI, was in its installation phase.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The first and only engagement and intelligence platform built by revenue innovators for revenue innovators. We’ve been around since 2010, founded by Henry Schuck, who’s still our CEO. First, we’re going to hear from our sponsors. This episode of the Sales Hacker Podcast is brought to you by Outreach.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

Ellen joined Forescout in 2010 and has been instrumental in driving cross-functional efforts between sales, product, and engineering to deliver on customers’ technical needs. He is a social media influencer and thought leader on customer success, innovation, and value-based technology trends.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 19, 2022

While this framework is a practical guide, innovation and creativity is the key to growing a product-led business and keeping users engaged. Imagine what you’d search for in 2010 to find Slack. As with anything, frameworks aren’t universal. How could they have scaled keyword advertising?

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Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Network effect products rely less on new product innovation unless it’s the only way to monetize. billion exit, Grubhub made a lot of mistakes. Too much new product development that didn’t pan out and too much trying to regain what we had lost vs. leaning into new areas that were working.

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Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 7, 2023

Looking for: – Microsoft office 2010 price in nigeria free. When I say at microsoft office 2010 price in nigeria free very least, I mean that Office will run, but it will be slow really slow… really, microeoft slow. It also offers basic editing and formatting features, but not microsoft office 2010 price in nigeria free else.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Following the advice you got about video optimization back in 2010 won’t get you very far today. For businesses, video content offers an innovative way to attract customers. Video SEO is one of those things that constantly evolves, making it tricky to understand. It’s all about generating views and activity that increase conversions.

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Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

For those who are not yet familiar, Stripe is essentially an one-stop financial solution for eCommerce businesses that was founded in 2010. Using innovative tools and software, these platforms allow companies to thrive as they provide the technology necessary to easily process and receive payments. What is Stripe?

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OpenView Labs

MAY 1, 2019

Similarly, Sean Ellis , who coined the term “Growth Hacker” in 2010, suggests that “Growth is not just a concern of sales and marketing, but of product, engineering and support too. It is this organization-wide commitment to growth that ultimately sets companies apart.”. Hiring for Growth.

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. As I outlined in the beginning, handling payments wasn’t easy in 2010, even for developers. And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? Can they preserve their dominance? Let’s see why.

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