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10 of the Most Successful Investors of the Last 10 Years

The Startup Magazine

Zhitao runs Hangzhou Liaison Interactive, which is a Chinese technology-based company founded in July 2002. He started it in 2009 with 10 employees and sold it to Susino Umbrella in 2014. This sale turned him into a billionaire. This company’s valuation peaked at $10 billion in 2013/2014. Today, he is worth $1 billion.

Cofounder 140
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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Of all your hires, if you have commissioned sales people, those will give you the most problems if they’re not all given an equal chance to make their quotas and achieve their personal earnings goals. Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. Not really.

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7 Good Entrepreneurial Habits That Turn Bad

Startup Professionals Musings

Most begin by doing the product development, marketing and sales alone, but struggle making the transition to hiring and coaching others, defining repeatable processes and focusing on future strategy. For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002.

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Not Everyone Is “Killing” It: How & When to Admit It

Agile VC

A population of founders, employees, investors, advisors, and others all aligned in trying to build large disruptive businesses is naturally prone to lofty, even over-the-top language. Not every round of funding is closed at a “monster” valuation. I saw this firsthand with my own experience as an early PayPal employee.

Cofounder 188
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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. Employee Benefits. SALES & MARKETING. Jumpstart wasnt much at the time, just four employees working from home offices. In the past few years, hundreds of small companies have been snatched up by private equity firms willing to agree to ever-rising valuations. Finance | Tuesdays.

Arizona 40
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Not Every Startup Is “Killing It” (How to Speak Up During Tough Times)

View from Seed

A population of founders, employees, investors, advisors, and others all aligned in trying to build large disruptive businesses is naturally prone to lofty, even over-the-top language. Not every round of funding is closed at a “monster” valuation. I saw this firsthand with my own experience as an early PayPal employee.

Cofounder 120
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Not Everyone Is “Killing” It: How & When to Admit It

Agile VC

A population of founders, employees, investors, advisors, and others all aligned in trying to build large disruptive businesses is naturally prone to lofty, even over-the-top language. Not every round of funding is closed at a “monster” valuation. I saw this firsthand with my own experience as an early PayPal employee.

Cofounder 100