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A Non-Profit Lean Startup: The Story of Adopt-a-Pet

Startup Lessons Learned

David Meyer founded Adopt-a-Pet.com (formerly 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com) in 2000 as a way of ending pet overpopulation. Today it’s North America's largest non-profit pet adoption website, with millions of visitors to the site each month and partnerships with more than 17,000 animal shelters, pet rescue groups, humane societies and shelters.

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Meet our Startup Chica Committee Members

Austin Startup

Paulina Cabrera, Operation Coordinator for Solar Winds and Latinitas Volunteer Paulina Cabrera Paulina Cabrera grew up in Arlington, TX, but had the wonderful experience of living in Neiva, Colombia from 1997 to 2000. Nereyda loves to travel and has been lucky enough to live, work and study abroad in Europe and Latin America.

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To Infinity and Beyond: How Entrepreneurism is Making Space Tourism Viable

YoungUpstarts

Since then, by funding those efforts that make ongoing improvements in rocketry and other technologies possible, entrepreneur’s like Britain’s Richard Branson and America’s Elon Musk have helped fill a vacuum left by the wavering public sector commitment to space exploration. In 2000, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos established Blue Origin.

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The 4 Phases For Developing A Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. In response, the company initiated a new training program for employees that focused on retaining customers and overcoming easy objectives. Perhaps that’s why Amazon Prime is such a successful program?

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How To Develop Your Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. In response, the company initiated a new training program for employees that focused on retaining customers and overcoming easy objectives. Perhaps that’s why Amazon Prime is such a successful program?

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The 4 Phases For Developing A Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. In response, the company initiated a new training program for employees that focused on retaining customers and overcoming easy objectives. Perhaps that’s why Amazon Prime is such a successful program?

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

YoungUpstarts

These small business are each a shining example of the power of free enterprise and the opportunities it can create for America’s doers and dreamers. Each of the finalists will be honored for contributing to America’s economy while driving growth and creating job opportunities in their respective locations. Donohue, U.S.