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Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s)

Steve Blank

The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. Most of the startups they invested in either died by running out of money before they found a scalable business model or ended up in the “land of the living dead” by never growing (failing to Pivot.).

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Now, we can share our proven business model with people everywhere. I became a business owner because I could. I believe everyone is a leader, whether it’s at work, home, church, or in their community. I just wanted to simplify everything. From day one, we have set out to change the cleaning industry.

San Diego 114
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The Rise of the Lean VC – Consumer Internet Gets Its Own Investors

Steve Blank

Fairchild Semiconductor became the progenitor of a flood of Silicon Valley chip companies and at the same time the adoption of the limited partnership as the model for Venture Firms gave VC’s their own profitable business model. One could argue that there’s nothing new here, as Internet distibution models started in 1995.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I wondered what it would be like if the companies that purchased the coffee paid fair wages for the product and engaged in the developmental issues of importance in those communities. 20 – To Blend A Beautiful Business Model. I started my business with my fiancé because of our combined skills and experiences.

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Howard Charney on Cisco, Growth, and Cloud Computing

Austin Startup

Five years ago, almost no one was talking about cloud – but today it is increasingly strategic for a broad range of industries, for academia, for governments. The “Cloud” is a fairly disruptive model and it will take people time to understand how best to adapt to it and benefit from it. billion business.

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What is Coworking? Everything You Need to Know

Austin Startup

However, the seeds had been planted between 1995 and 1999 with the opening of several hackerspaces and “work clubs” devoted to bringing people together and instilling a sense of community while working. Networking People benefit from being part of a community?—?from from learning, working, and growing alongside other humans.

Austin 48