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How to Get Out of Business Debt

Women Entrepreneurs Can

A consolidated loan might also bring you to lower monthly payments, which will be easy to manage with your monthly expenses. Since 2003, he has been a member of the State Bar of California. You might be able to get easy installments that make it easier for you to repay the money you owe.

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Project: The Story of Jeff Bezos' $250,000 Investment into Google in 1998

Growthink Blog

After my column a few months ago regarding Jeff Bezos' now famous (and incredibly profitable) investment into Google in 1998, I was deluged with comments and opinions on this question - was his investment luck or was it foresight? Remember this was 1998 not 1994. Invest in People. Alta Vista. Webcrawler. Looking for Opportunities Now?

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Entrepreneurs Unplugged with Andre Durand

Feld Thoughts

an instant messaging and presence management software provider (acquired by Cisco in 2009). Durand was founder and CEO of Durand Communications, a bulletin board software provider (acquired by Webb Interactive in 1998). Durand holds BA degrees in Biology and Economics from the University of California. Prior to Jabber, Inc.,

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What Do Jeff Bezos and Alesandro Giuliani Have in Common?

Growthink Blog

I particularly was struck by the description of how Jeff manages the meetings of Amazon’s senior executive team: “…the Amazon CEO's fondness for the written word drives one of his primary, and peculiar, tools for managing his company: Meetings of his "S-team" of senior executives begin with participants quietly absorbing the written word.

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Jeff Bezos Investing in Google: Luck or Foresight?

Growthink Blog

After my column a few months ago regarding Jeff Bezos' now famous (and incredibly profitable) investment into Google in 1998, I was deluged with comments and opinions on this question - was his investment luck or was it foresight? Remember this was 1998 not 1994. Invest in People. Alta Vista. Webcrawler. Looking for Opportunities Now?

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Early 2014 Harvest for Napa Valley—Hard Data Provides Perspective on the Impact of Global Warming

Pascal's View

As we walked through the Levensohn Vineyard last week with our viticulturist, Zach Berkowitz , and our vineyard manager, Stan Zervas , of Silverado Farming , Zach cut into a green berry from one of our vines. The coolest season was 2003, but now 1998 takes that category. A month ago, 2013 had the most GDD over the last 21 years.

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The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman

Duct Tape Marketing

And without missing a beat, he said Jeff Bezos, because Jay Bezos was not only a visionary, but he was also creative and invented so many mechanisms that startups and managers and leaders use today. Think of it as a mantra in 1998, in a second shareholder letter, or 1999 Yeah. (20:43): So plus John, look, we're storytellers.

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