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In September 1995, Pierre Omidyar, a 28-year-old computer programmer, finished the code for what would soon become eBay. Searching around for a test item, Omidyar grabbed a broken laser pointer and posted it for sale with a starting price of $1. The laser pointer sold for $14.83. Astonished, Omidyar contacted the winning bidder to make sure he unde

Alex Taborrok • Modern Principles of Economics

8. Global 2000 company IT needs.

Elad Gil • Products I Wish Existed, 2020 Edition

Bryan Brinson

@beb

Cornered Resource: A large part of Salesforce’s growth can be traced back to its incredible team and leadership. Marc Benioff identified the problem, formed the company in 1999, and has grown the business

Erick Mokaya • Salesforce: Business Breakdowns Research

“Monetizing your social presence has traditionally only been accessible to those with a large following that can secure big brand deals,” said Cole Mason, the co-founder and chief executive of PearPop. “This is no longer the case. The idea for PearPop democratizes creator monetization by providing something that makes a lot of sense for creators wi... See more

Taylor Lorenz • For Creators, Everything is for Sale

As far as billion-dollar companies go, most investors are lucky to have one in their portfolio. In my study, I found a number of angel investors who had five or more. Many of these top angels were former founders. Elad Gil (who started Mixer Labs and Color Genomics), David Sacks (PayPal, Yammer), Dave Morin (Path), Jason Calacanis (Weblogs.com), Je

Ali Tamaseb • Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups

Joe Maracic

@loudegg

- Largely founder owned via capital efficient growth

Brett Bivens • The Consumer Subscription Roll-Up Opportunity

“We didn’t have a lot of money, only $1 million in seed financing. We focused on marketing and making the site useful just in San Francisco. We thought that pattern of expansion might be the right one from looking at Craigslist, which started in the Bay Area and then expanded from city to city.”