Startup Professionals Musings

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Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.

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The Average Startup Overnight Success Takes Six Years

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.

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Apply Hospitality-Driven Thinking to Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Back in 1999, Amazon patented a feature and changed their own process and on-line commerce forever: One-click purchasing, versus re-entering name, address, and credit card information for every transaction. Break traditional management hierarchies, and build a level of trust and responsibility at all levels.

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How Long Should It Take For a Startup to Succeed?

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.

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Learn the Laws of the Jungle for Business Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

In 2012, total entrepreneurial activity in the United States hit its highest level since their survey started in 1999, according to Babson College. Time management is an art. The best entrepreneurs work on making better time management a top objective. It’s a jungle out there. That’s the good news and the bad news.

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Can You Beat Amazon In The Race To Overnight Success?

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.

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Every Entrepreneur Dreams of an Overnight Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Six years later, he managed to land a contract with IBM to provide their IBM PC base operating system. Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.