Startups.com
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Startups.com was the "ultimate dot-com startup", founded in 1998 by Donna Jensen, a former VentureOne executive. Startups.com was a venture-backed accelerator which had a niche market during the dot-com bubble
boom where it would partner with other startup companies to handle many of the details of setting up office and operations so these companies could focus on their core business, operate more efficiently and get to market faster. Startups.com was based in Silicon Valley and had offices in New York and Boston.
Some of the services provided by Startups.com included Real Estate and Space Planning, Interior Design and Furniture, Technology Infrastructure, Telecommunications and Voice Mail, Legal and Accounting, Payroll, Benefits and Staffing, Insurance, Marketing Communications and Launch Events. Startups.com's roster of clients included Google
, Epinions
, eVite
, and GuruNet (now called Answers.com).
In the fall of 2000, Startups.com launched an online Internet business infrastructure procurement system named ReferralXpert.
In early 2001, after the market shifted and many of the other startup companies went out of business, Startups.com attempted to transition to a research company focused on the startup market. It also changed its name first to Startups, Inc. and ultimately to Startups Intelligence Group.
In January 2002 Startups.com officially went out of business fading into history as a part of the dot-com era.
In January 2008, Startups.com was acquired by KillerStartups, forming a new company called Network, Inc. based in Miami, FL.
On November 5, 2009, Startups.com was relaunched as a wiki Q&A website.
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
boom where it would partner with other startup companies to handle many of the details of setting up office and operations so these companies could focus on their core business, operate more efficiently and get to market faster. Startups.com was based in Silicon Valley and had offices in New York and Boston.
Some of the services provided by Startups.com included Real Estate and Space Planning, Interior Design and Furniture, Technology Infrastructure, Telecommunications and Voice Mail, Legal and Accounting, Payroll, Benefits and Staffing, Insurance, Marketing Communications and Launch Events. Startups.com's roster of clients included Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, Epinions
Epinions
Epinions.com is a general consumer review site that was established in 1999. Epinions was acquired by Shopping.com in 2003, which in turn was acquired by Ebay in 2005...
, eVite
Evite
Evite is a social-planning website for creating, sending, and managing online invitations.Evite was launched in 1998. The website is a free, advertisement-supported service. It was acquired by conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp in 2001. Liberty Media acquired it in 2010.- Usage :An event organizer...
, and GuruNet (now called Answers.com).
In the fall of 2000, Startups.com launched an online Internet business infrastructure procurement system named ReferralXpert.
In early 2001, after the market shifted and many of the other startup companies went out of business, Startups.com attempted to transition to a research company focused on the startup market. It also changed its name first to Startups, Inc. and ultimately to Startups Intelligence Group.
In January 2002 Startups.com officially went out of business fading into history as a part of the dot-com era.
In January 2008, Startups.com was acquired by KillerStartups, forming a new company called Network, Inc. based in Miami, FL.
On November 5, 2009, Startups.com was relaunched as a wiki Q&A website.