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27 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Africa Travel was established over 25 years ago, so there was no such thing as search engine optimisation back then. However, we have found our name to be a valuable asset in the world of SEO; the name itself is a keyword that our customers search for, making it easy for us to rank in the search engine results.

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

With time and attention scarce, it’s difficult for entrepreneurs and small business owners to upgrade or learn new skills. There are terrific free YouTube channels for entrepreneurs and small business owners and many online schools and sites offer free or low-cost online courses. ” Body Language for Entrepreneurs.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The Golden Age (1970 – 1995): Build a growing business with a consistently profitable track record (after at least 5 quarters,) and go public when it’s time. Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. (If

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k. He knew he was an entrepreneur because he couldn’t stop thinking about ideas. Why do you love speaking to students at universities? For Meebo 1.3%

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These Online Programs Will Make You Rethink How You Can Improve Your Business Skills

crowdSPRING Blog

With time and attention scarce, it’s difficult for entrepreneurs and small business owners to upgrade or learn new skills. There are terrific free YouTube channels for entrepreneurs and small business owners and many online schools and sites offer free or low-cost online courses. ” Body Language for Entrepreneurs.

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The new startup arms race (for Huffington Post)

Startup Lessons Learned

Many of these companies are started by entrepreneurs, and are now household names: Google, Yahoo, eBay and Intel. The cost of creating new companies is falling rapidly, and access to markets, distribution, and information is within the reach of anyone with an Internet connection. Startups are the lifeblood of our economy.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. Pierre Omidyar founded AuctionWeb in September of 1995, and its rise to fame is legendary. Exchange of Goods Marketplaces.