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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After doing some market research, I realized that there was a market for the handcrafted greeting cards that I make, and in September 2019, MsCraftprincess Designs was formed. Coone, MsCraftprincess Designs LLC ! #2- Even though I had a job and earned a decent salary, I was spinning my wheels just to pay my bills.

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Ted Rheingold Founded Dogster in 2004: Five Questions About Building a Startup, Selling a Startup and Whether SF Is Still a Good Place

Hunter Walker

Ted Rheingold: In 2003 I owned and ran a web service business called OneMatchFire , and made a number of image sharing products for customers (or as side projects). Arin Fishkin did all the original graphic design. How did the site come about? Camera phones were just happening and I saw people really liked showing off their pet photos.

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The Most Challenging Part of Becoming a Freelance Developer.

Software By Rob

Instead of being able to justify a somewhat fixed salaried workday, you find yourself working longer and longer hours as client demands increase. In addition, freelance development requires a lot more mental energy than being a salaried employee. Mental energy that can’t be spent launching your product.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I am also in a few select boutiques and Hotel Gift shops including the famous Mohonk Mountain House and a design collective in Australia) My collection features unexpected combinations of raw and polished gemstones, opulent pearls, precious metals, custom clasps, and exotic minerals from the world’s treasure troves. (I

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How To Bootstrap Your Startup

www.readwriteweb.com

I’ll discuss what skills you’ll need, how to write your requirements, how to source developers and designers, how much to budget, how to agree a development contract, how to manage your vendors, how to plan your release, all the documentation youll need, and much more. What is bootstrapping?

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Starving Artists are Entrepreneurial | Inside Higher Education

Campus Entrepreneurship

Bill Barrett, executive director of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, said he was impressed by how many alumni had started their own businesses, “especially since we’re always told that our nation depends on developing more creative, innovative entrepreneurs.&#

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What is an employee retention or M&A carveout plan?

Startup Company Lawyer

This was particularly common from 2001 to 2003, after the dot-com crash when companies had raised a large amount of venture financing at high valuations. 50% of base salary if still employed 6 months later). Below are some common structures for employee retention plans and issues related to each alternative.