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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. It was 1998 and the internet wasn’t exactly readily available. It sounds simple now, but in 1998 it was unheard of. I started McCourt Leadership Group to do executive coaching, speaking and writing.

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Busted or Confirmed? 3 Common Myths About Starting A Business

crowdSPRING Blog

Bygrave’s ideas echo a 1984 study by George Washington University. The researchers found that in return, this ability caused entrepreneurs to disrupt common patterns in daily life, attracted more customers and created more revenue, causing a cycle of nuanced disruption and adaptation. Successful entrepreneurs move quickly.

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Why The Movie Industry Can’t Innovate and the Result is SOPA

Steve Blank

from box-office revenue. But the total movie industry revenue was $87 billion. After the VCR was introduced, studio revenues took off like a rocket. 1998 – the MPAA got congress to pass the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), making it illegal for you to make a digital copy of a DVD that you actually purchased.