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How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence

Startup Professionals Musings

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. During that period, it is very difficult for either party to get out of the deal, since there is no public market for the stock, and business divorces normally mean bankruptcy.

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Twitter Link Roundup #247 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

We do like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! TV-Streaming Firm Aereo Files for Bankruptcy | WSJ – crowdspring.co/1Fh64Ie. 4 Festive Tips for Holiday Social-Media Marketing – crowdspring.co/1v6Fr0z.

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10 Credit Myths Debunked

YoungUpstarts

Most negative information can remain on your report for up to seven years; some bankruptcies can stay there for up to 10 years. If, on the other hand, you’ve been chronically late, missed payments or defaulted entirely, that’s a problem. Myth #9: For Those With Little or No Credit, It’s Difficult to Build Credit.

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Lean Management: 3 Things Your Business Can Learn from Toyota

Transformify

Back in 2015 when Transformify was founded, it was decided that the company would be a 100% remote and would provide equal job opportunities to everyone regardless of gender, location, race or personal situation thus creating jobs for people in need or those living in high unemployment areas.

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A Vote for Biden Is a Vote for AmericanΒ Business

Reid Hoffman

As a presidential candidate in 2015, Trump used to brag about how, in his businessman days, he had showered β€œa lot of money” on elected officials in both major parties to buy their influence. And the second part of Trump’s tweet? Then, after rigging the system like this for decades, Trump promised he alone could fix it.

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United We Stand

Reid Hoffman

From the moment Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign in June 2015, I’ve been a Never Trumper. His business record was a chaotic saga of betrayed partners , conned customers , harmed shareholders , a string of bankruptcies , and then that long second-act pivot to reality TV.