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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

From California, to Illinois, and New York many of the largest U.S. Felix Rohaytn, widely credited with saving New York City in the 1970’s, recently published “ Bold Endeavors. ” [1] In it he warns: “The nation is falling apart – literally. In 1995 there were ~1,350 public hospitals representing ~27% of the industry.

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10 Famous People Who Flourished After Being Laid Off

YoungUpstarts

Billionaire businessman and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn’t reach this level of success without failing a little here and there. Bill Belichick may be best known for leading the New England Patriots to several victories, including three Super Bowl championships, but this isn’t the first NFL team Belichick has coached.

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

Pre Internet Bubble (19952000). TechStars Impact on New York. The table of contents, as of today, follows. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. Boulder As A Laboratory. Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). The Beginning of the Next Wave (2003 – 2011). Mentor Driven.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

Let’s say you became a partner in a VC fund in 1995 and started investing heavily in 1997-99. I remember the New York Times wrote an interesting article about it. I remember the New York Times wrote an interesting article about it. You felt invincible. You were minted. Making bank. King makers.

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April 4-Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO

David Teten

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY. the 1990s.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

Let’s say you became a partner in a VC fund in 1995 and started investing heavily in 1997-99. I remember the New York Times wrote an interesting article about it. I remember the New York Times wrote an interesting article about it. You felt invincible. You were minted. Making bank. King makers.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

If O’Reilly had that same insight in 1995, it could have been an amazing blitzscaling opportunity. O’Reilly unwittingly illustrates this point by telling the story of Sunil Paul, a friend and a successful serial entrepreneur who filed a patent on the core elements of GPS-enabled ride-hailing in 2000.