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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

In 1998, a few years after launching, the company got a $200,000 SBA-guaranteed loan. It has grown from five employees generating $120,000 in annual revenue to 350 employees generating annual revenues of $16.5 Since its inception, iRobot has sold over 30 million robots globally. TRISTAR — Engineering its own success.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

My general advice is to go join a startup as an employee, and learn from experience. You’re going to school with somewhere between 200 to 800 people who are going to be future global business leaders; these relationships can be enormously valuable. Not Teaching the Right Skills. It’s okay to prepare yourself first.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

My general advice is to go join a startup as an employee, and learn from experience. You’re going to school with somewhere between 200 to 800 people who are going to be future global business leaders; these relationships can be enormously valuable. Not Teaching the Right Skills. It’s okay to prepare yourself first.

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Uber Needs to Transition from “Pirate” to “Navy”

Reid Hoffman

Dara is a steady, capable, well-respected executive, which will be important as he works to turn around Uber’s woes, including multiple lawsuits, government investigations, a troubled culture, and most recently, simply astonishing board shenanigans. ” In the long run, it’s better to join the navy than stay a pirate.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

Shechtman, who was born in Tel Aviv in 1941, had previously been awarded the Israel Prize in Physics in 1998 and the Wolf Prize in Physics a year later. Citigroup intends to open a technology research and development center in Israel in December to support its global activities. Herzliya-based Telmap has 210 employees.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I sent notes to my clients, thanking them for their business, notes to my employees for all of their support over the years, and notes to HelloWorld directors, for their trust in purchasing my company. Surfers alway want to know the waves conditions in real-time and they want to stay connected with their local and global community.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. real GDP growth for Israel in 2010 in the absence of extraordinary developments, and Fischer has said the economy may grow more than that if the global recovery accelerates. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8

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