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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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In 2011, our family was sitting around the dinner table brainstorming when our teenage daughter Mia had a great idea – starting a company that sells the best possible organic roasted seaweed in delicious flavors. My business partner, Adam Hale, and I were both in Fort Wayne, Indiana when the company was founded. 1- From our daughter.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. start-ups fail, he says. Of the 6,613 U.S.-based

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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

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I started Venture for America back in 2011 with the goal of creating thousands of American jobs in communities around the country. So, when I was researching my book, I looked into what actually happened to the manufacturing workers in Michigan, Indiana and in the South. *This interview has been edited for length and clarity*. .