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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

We wanted our potential clients to view as a non-nonsense company that gets things done – upfront, blunt and honest; with the end goal being sales and revenue for them, not simply the idea. When I started my company in 1996 at the age of 20 years old, I decided to name it after the family farm. Tell us in the comments below.

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My First Experience As A Venture Capitalist

Feld Thoughts

Amy likes to remind me that when I was an entrepreneur, I used to regularly give talks at MIT about entrepreneurship. Over the next two years, I made 40 angel investments with the money I made from the sale of the company. And it’s been very interesting since that point back in 1996. Suddenly I was a VC. An accidental one.

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See More than 120 Speakers and Mentors at The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

Experienced entrepreneurs We’ve got speakers who are justifiably respected by a lot of entrepreneurs. Bill Gross founded Idealab in 1996, making it the longest-running technology incubator alive today. For example: Mitch Kapor was a founder of Lotus. Now he’s a leader in social impact investing and equality in education.

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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

YoungUpstarts

The combination of services and infrastructure traditionally housed under one roof – underwriting, research, sales & trading, supported by large back office operations, and monitored by compliance systems – will remain at the sector’s core. At least for investment banks the answer is not so clear cut. Headcount.

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The Formula

Feld Thoughts

I got an email from an entrepreneur on Saturday. I have no idea what he’s done between 2000 and 2012 – he didn’t go into it, but he used his 1996 – 2000 experience to explain why his new business was going to be great. If you are an entrepreneur, recognize that The Formula is hard at work all around you.

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Remote Hiring For Success

YoungUpstarts

Is it an increase in sales; building a community of followers and clients; higher retention rates or improved customer service? . She began her work-at-home career in 1996 with the launch of her first website: Home-Based Working Moms. First, it’s important to define the overall goals of the role. .

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Innovator Behind a New Tech App That Makes it Effortless To Do Some Good

Hearpreneur

Whether it is a one time at the point of sale or monthly donation, every contribution counts and somewhere, someone’s world becomes a little bit brighter! I have been an entrepreneur for 15 years and a major theme for my career has been innovation. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners? .