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The Reputational Damage of Non-Responsiveness

Feld Thoughts

Rather, I’m making an observation about something I’ve experienced – both as an entrepreneur and investor – since my first angel investment in 1994. How would you feel if your name – and your firm’s name – just went out via email to 60 CEOs attached to this story? Ok – whatever.

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The Stories Behind the Most Iconic Brand Logos Ever Created!

Brandanew

The good thing about the Apple logo is that it tells the brand name without having to spell it. According to some, the half-eaten apple is a reference to the poisoned apple consumed by Alan Turing. Walter Issacson’s autobiography of Steve Jobs reveals why Steve choose the name Apple. It is probably just that, a myth.

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13 Negotiating Techniques Taught At The Wharton School Of Business

YoungUpstarts

Your work schedule, your pay and benefits, prices in big box stores, cell phone contracts, day care arrangements — you name it, it’s negotiable. Negotiators respond to what is referred to as a closing window of opportunity, i.e., making an offer that is good for only a limited amount of time. Create scarcity.

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How Black People Leveraged Tech Bigotry to Boss the Blockchain Below the Radar

Austin Startup

in it and that flimsy name-dropping “Blockchain Revolution” book was being published [fyi, that book is garbage], the African-American community has already been quietly working on blockchain/DLT technology and here is where this wonderful article begins. Stuff CNBC and other media outlets don’t want to acknowledge.

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A guide to investing for income and where to find it

The Startup Magazine

But as you build your empire, it’s important not to neglect other areas of your finances – namely your pension and savings. Some people refer a growing income, others – especially those that want to make use of it straight away – prefer a high income. There seems to be little time for anything else.

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Building An Effective Board For Your Startup

Duct Tape Marketing

So I've been on boards, you know, going back to 1994 was my first board shortly after I sold my first company. John Jantsch (15:02): Right, Brad Feld (15:08): Just not EEO should look at, look at their board from the frame of reference of, I want to get different things from different board members. Brad Feld (04:47): Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

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12 Questions: Meet Angus Griffin (England)

crowdSPRING Blog

Hi there, my name is Angus and I’m 30 … Although the name might imply, I actually don’t have much connection to Scotland. We also arrived at a rather pivotal and pertinent time in South African history, just after President Nelson Mandela was brought into power in 1994. Please tell us about yourself.