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Does America Care Anymore? How We Can Change The Answer To “Yes”.

YoungUpstarts

The more you care, the more you stand out in a world where many don’t… and the more customer and employee loyalty you earn. What do we want our partners and clients to say about us? You need to figure out this higher purpose and make sure your employees understand it, too. What priorities drive us?

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Hubris Versus Humility: The $15 billion Difference

Steve Blank

Describing your product as “new and “never been done before” instead of “we’re just like those others guys, but better” could cost your company billions. By 1992 Research in Motion (RIM) had been in business for eight years, had 16 employees, sales of about $500,000 a year, and three or four business lines.

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

John has invested in various small businesses and served as a mentor and branding authority since his beginnings in 1992. They're also dedicated to giving back to the community and their employees, who each receive three pints of ice cream per day. It cost him $4.8B At that time, SMS was still costly. 8- Eric Yuan, Zoom.

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Outraged by Executive Compensation? Put Entrepreneurs In Charge.

Seeing Both Sides

  The iconic moment of the 1991/1992 recession was then President George Bush looking bewildered at the supermarket checkout line during the 1992 “It’s the Economy, Stupid” presidential campaign. Every time there’s an economic downturn, the spotlight shines on the super-rich and their out-of-touch lifestyles.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

9- My partner screamed it out. My partner and I were in college on Long Island and that’s also where we grew up. One night we were playing Call of Duty and my partner screamed out INCOMING TOMAHAWK, and something just clicked. Thanks to Dawn LaFontaine, Cat in the Box ! #9- Photo Credit: Andrew Shapiro.

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Software Startup Myths Debunked

www.singlefounder.com

The goals of a venture capitalist are to maximize the return on investments that pan out and minimize the costs of investments that will not. Myth #3: I need a partner. It’s a common belief that having a partner allows a company to become more successful because the duo can feed off each others’ ideas and make them better.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann. Low Cost Franchises.