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Service Exports - Driving U.S. Startups and Small Businesses

Growthink Blog

By way of anecdote, from the time Dave Lavinsky and I founded Growthink in 1999 through 2008, more than 95% of our firm’s clients and investors were U.S. Since the great “financial crisis” of 2008-2009, the firm’s clientele – really without us even trying – has becoming increasingly global. Global Best Practices. And with U.S.

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It’s Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission

Both Sides of the Table

Having grown up in Northern California and living near a Japanese family when I was really young, I always had a fascination with Japan and wanted to live there. In 1999 I was working in the London offices of Andersen Consulting. He told me that he was leading the project globally and gave me the name of the lead Japanese partner.

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Learn your Austin ABC’s and become a local super-connector

Austin Startup

Austin has been one the fastest growing cities in the country for the past 20 years that I’ve been here, but it feels like COVID-19 and California wildfires broke the floodgates already under pressure from high taxes and expensive real estate in landlocked coastal cities. How do you meet them?

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Why Venture Capital No Longer Defines Innovation

ReadWriteStart

billion into startups nationwide, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California ( PDF ). In 2005, The Wall Street Journal tried to estimate the “world’s cash hoard” and arrived at a figure of $46 trillion (PDF), based on global insurance, pension and mutual funds holdings alone. Slimmer Pickings.

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[US][Competition] U.S. Chamber of Commerce DREAM BIG Small Business Of The Year Award 2012

YoungUpstarts

Founded in 1999 by college student Bryn Carey, this ski and snowboard rental and delivery service is used by over 30 ski resorts in locations such as California, Colorado and British Columbia, Canada. The seven finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012 are: Ski Butlers (Western).

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Why Venture Capital No Longer Defines Innovation

ReadWriteStart

billion into startups nationwide, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California ( PDF ). In 2005, The Wall Street Journal tried to estimate the “world’s cash hoard” and arrived at a figure of $46 trillion (PDF), based on global insurance, pension and mutual funds holdings alone. Accelerators are also booming.

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How To Suck At Social Media: An Indispensable Guide For Businesses

Occam's Razor

I believe that every human with time to spare, and a connection to the web, should be on social media. Do the big gigantic numbers imply that your business should use these social media channels? Even the people who powered your investment in Social Media, the Gurus, have, reluctantly, accepted this reality. Success Metrics.