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

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We went public in 2002 and eBay bought the company later that year for over $1.5 Don’t shrug off poor sales or user growth, a dysfunctional team, a wave of bad PR, or other challenges confronting the business. The Power of Perception . I saw this firsthand with my own experience as an early PayPal employee.

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The Blockchain: Ending Data Hacks

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In 2002, online commerce accounted for just 1.6% of total retail sales in the U.S. Those conversations generally centered on doubt and fear as to whether it was safe and/or reliable to buy stuff over the web. It wasn’t just my parents. Fourteen years later, consumers in the U.S. spent more than $258 billion online and 80% of the U.S.