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16 Entrepreneurs Share Advice That’s The Complete Opposite of What They Learned Before Starting Their Venture

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6- You don't have to do it all yourself Photo Credit: Rocco Del Greco When starting my advertising agency back in 1995, I believed that to be considered a legitimate business, I needed to invest in high-end printing equipment to produce color prints and large-format signage for my potential clients.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

Before we filmed the segment we had the chance to chat over lunch over the direction of the Internet and how social was changing the fabric of the web. Check out his website if you live in or are visiting New York! Brands like Samsung, LG, and Dunkin Donuts pay Meebo to advertise to users on our partner sites.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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Back in the days of straight advertising, it was important to have a name that explained what your company specialised in so the audience would be drawn to it. Remember, we’re on the Internet right now, and the Internet is owned by cats. It was 2004 and my wife and I were in New York.

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Uh-oh! Do you have a “sitcom” startup?

Up and Running

In 1995 Paul started a company that aimed to put art galleries online. Harness the internet to validate your business idea. Do the same thing on other social networks with advertising platforms, like LinkedIn and Facebook. Citi bike - a bicycle sharing company based in and serving New York City.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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When my Japanese husband died at a young age almost 16 years ago, I had been doing medical writing for a major New York Hospital and also helping him with his documentary films for Japanese and American public television. 29 – Everyone Hates Advertising. It seems that almost everyone hates advertising.

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First 100 Days: Washington Has Become the New, New York

Seeing Both Sides

It used to be that anyone in the entrepreneurial world had to be keenly cognizant of what was going on in New York City. CEOs of pre-IPO companies were always shuttling into New York to talk up their companies, tell their story and get feedback to prepare for the public markets. First, that's where the customers were.

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12 Questions: Meet Grace Conlon (USA)

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Grace is from Brooklyn, New York and currently lives and works in Provo, Utah. I wrote it in 1978 but didn’t self-publish until 1995. When you were writing columns for Advertising Age about word usage and popular speech, what kind of changes did you see in pop culture over the years? Please tell us about yourself.

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