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Think like an entrepreneur and nothing can stop you

Jeff Hilimire

There are many, many things I wish I had known about the industry and business in general before I started my agency back in 1998. Entrepreneurship Inspiration Leadership' For instance, I remembered in 2002 when we “invented” wireframes. I’d love to be proven wrong on this.

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Marketing 101: Branding your offering in a competitive environment

crowdSPRING Blog

In 1998, Google was the new kid in an established (if not quite mature) market for Internet search, and by 2004, it was by far the leading Internet search engine, handling almost 85% of the search requests on the web. Ate the points of differentiation compelling? Differentiate in a compelling way.

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The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman

Duct Tape Marketing

As a student of leadership and communication, he learned to elevate the way Amazonians write, collaborate, innovate, pitch, and present. Think of it as a mantra in 1998, in a second shareholder letter, or 1999 Yeah. (20:43): But it, it has to come from somewhere and, and that's what leadership is. Effective, clear communication.

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Humility: The X-Factor

YoungUpstarts

“I thought about what made these ten people stand out, what differentiated them. Humility was the differentiator.”. A few months earlier, Microsoft had invited Patrick Lencioni (the author of “ The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable “ ) to speak at an internal conference, and he had said the exact same thing.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

might have been a lot less differentiated. In 1998 the Department of Justice launched an anti-trust case against Microsoft. AOL seems to be doing great things to reinvent itself under the leadership of Tim Armstrong, but monopoly? But less considered is the fact that the success of the Web 2.0 companies versus the Web 1.0

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

For me, and the other co-founder of MaxOut Strength Studio, we identified a unique piece of fitness equipment that would create an instant differentiator from all other fitness concepts. My parents did not wish to see me as struggling artists and thus I was enrolled in Bachelor of Business course in Australia.

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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

Ben's Blog

1990-1998 13.3% Time Period % Below IFR % Within IFR % Above IFR 1980-1989 30% 52% 13% 1990-1998 27% 49% 24% 1999-2000 18% 38% 44% 2001-2019 33% 45% 22% [ source ] When we combine the data from the two charts, we can discern some conclusions. 22% 1990-1998 13.3% 1990-1998 10% 6.3% Time Period IPO Pop* 1980-1989 6.1%

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