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Is Entrepreneurship in Your DNA?

Duct Tape Marketing

Connect with Sydini on social media, on all channels Sydni Craig-Hart. Connect with Sydini on social media, on all channels Sydni Craig-Hart. They work with brands in retail, technology, financial services, wireless and with associations. More about Sydni Craig-Hart: About Smart Simple Marketing. Like this show? Like this show?

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Competitors: Knewton.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

An entrepreneur who brings out innovation and disruption at the same time is highly successful Muhammad Yunus, the founder of microcredit and micro-finance, and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize is an excellent example of a successful entrepreneur. He saw a need within the veteran community and built his business to fill that need.

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Taxes Are Good, Actually

YoungUpstarts

They are how our community takes care of itself. I don’t know how else to explain that a community is a joint venture, and we all have obligations towards each other. Taxes suck, but they aren’t bad, any more than chemotherapy is bad because it sucks. Taxes pay for road construction and repair, and by extension all interstate commerce.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

At the launch of the company, the core email community (people with a lot of technical understanding) was our target audience. It was late 2006 and I was serving old media as a national editor at an entertainment industry trade publication, plus freelancing for an alt-weekly and writing a book. 1- Based on our target audience.

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How to Radically Stand Out with Brand Marketing

ConversionXL

Your brand values should permeate through your entire business and marketing strategy , from external interactions (including social media content) to internal culture (more on that in a bit). 70% of consumers feel more connected to a brand when its CEO is active on social media. Personal brand and company brand work together.

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25 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

Hearpreneur

Now more than 1 billion people use this social media platform every day. The 2006 purchase of YouTube by Google is among the most pertinent instances. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. He studied computer engineering while attending Stanford University. Thanks to Corey Tyner, Buy Yo Dirt !