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

The Startup Magazine

In 1995 there were ~1,350 public hospitals representing ~27% of the industry. The Chicago Parking meter case probably best exemplifies this mistake. They seek to modernized a facility and retool for a tighter, more effective operations. By 2016, that figure was down to ~971 or ~22% of the industry. Ironically, given the U.S.’s

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Pierre Omidyar founded AuctionWeb in September of 1995, and its rise to fame is legendary. Wyzant is a leading Chicago-based marketplace that connects tutors with students around the country. Exchange of Goods Marketplaces. Any discussion of Internet marketplaces begins with the first quintessential marketplace, ebay (*).

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If You Don’t Define Your Personal Brand the Market Will

Both Sides of the Table

After 3 years as “the business guy” I was now going to get a chance to work with the deeply technical group and earn my reputation. It was in 1995 when I realized the power of personal branding. I got to help a telecom operator decide whether or not to bid on 3G spectrum and how much to pay. Not operational.

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