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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team.

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Important Branding Lessons From The Top 5 Retailers In The US

YoungUpstarts

Walmart, Amazon, Costco, Walgreens, and Home Depot have each built strong brand identities and all benefit from powerful household recognition and strong brand equity. Walmart has long been a top name in US retail. In 1995 Costco consolidated all of their private label products under the Kirkland Signature brand.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. They were envious.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. eBay, DoubleClick, Webex, Real Networks, Exodus, Equinix, amongst many other pioneering companies, as well as covering companies like America Online and Netscape.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

At the same time it seemed that whenever I would have a conversation with a friend, family member, colleague, manager, executive–you name it!–about I have encountered numerous companies with bad customer service, or bad financial management, or unprofessional stuff, you name it. Why the name?

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19 Important Branding Lessons from the Top 5 Retailers in the US

crowdSPRING Blog

Walmart, Amazon, Costco, Walgreens, and Home Depot have each built strong brand identities and all benefit from powerful household recognition and strong brand equity. Walmart has long been a top name in US retail. In 1995 Costco consolidated all of their private label products under the Kirkland Signature brand.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. They were envious.