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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money.

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10 Negatives That Still Make Going Public A High Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company. Going public is an expensive process.

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Vaping: the Startup Business in 2018

The Startup Magazine

The first modern e-cigarette was made in the mid-2000s and started to be sold in 2004, but the trend only caught up worldwide after 2010, when the interest in vaping started to increase and, consequently, the number of e-cigarette users too – a strong indicator of why this growing industry is currently trending amongst entrepreneurs.

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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

As part of The Startup Magazine Female Founder series , we sat down with award-winning entrepreneur Elizabeth Colón. Elizabeth enjoys sharing her success story with other female entrepreneurs. The resources and programs available to our members help female entrepreneurs level up their businesses at each stage of growth.

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Strategy Roundtable: 5 Cloud Computing Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

An entrepreneur should pick this one up ASAP. This is an open opportunity for an entrepreneur to build a custom solution. Appirio is one such company that jumped on this trend way back in 2007 and has now built a significant company in that space. Cloud-based legal records management, digitization, archival, retrieval.

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To take knowledge and apply it to what is coming next. I started Ignite Social Media in 2007 after working in a mid-sized regional ad agency. Now I run a website that helps homeowners estimate roof costs, find contractors, etc.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Need for a better renovation. We decided to focus on giving homeowners and pros a better way to select and purchase items to reduce delays, cost over-runs and frustrations. In 2008, I became an entrepreneur. Photo Credit: Dan Meyer.