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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. There’s lots of lore, emotion, and misconceptions of what VC’s do or don’t do for entrepreneurs. The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down.

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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

You’ll be entirely responsible for the future of your company and it will be down to you whether or not you run it for the rest of your life or decide to sell, merge or launch it on the stock market. Ever heard of the serial entrepreneur? Is a startup business right for you? You like working hard then moving on.

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Are India’s IT managers holding back the country’s startup growth?

The Next Web

When Murthy had left in 2011 from his chairman position, Infosys stood head and shoulders above the rest as the bellwether Indian IT firm (it had since then been nudged out from that mantle by Tata Consultancy Services). All the way from 1993 to 2000. The outsourcing game is still alive in India and the rest of Asia.

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Top 10 Tips For Female Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

If you are considering taking up the reins and becoming your own boss here are our top tips for female entrepreneurs. There aren’t any hard and fast rules about what a business looks like, so make sure your company fits in with the rest of your life. Get planning. Make your business work for you.

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Mastering SEO in the Age of AI

Duct Tape Marketing

Stephan is also a bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, and host of two popular podcasts, “Get Yourself Optimized” and “Marketing Speak.” John (04:23): Yeah, we had a 2000 page site that we did just that to 1400 pages and immediately lifted their results. This is John Jantsch.

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Is Your Startup Ready For The Challenges Of An IPO?

Startup Professionals Musings

With the recent apparent successes of several startups in taking their company public (initial public offering) and raising billions of dollars, I’m hearing a groundswell of enthusiasm from new entrepreneurs to follow in their footsteps to fund their companies and become billionaires overnight. Your odds of hitting the lottery may be better.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary. This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08.

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