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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. The idea from our company came about through notice of an everyday inconvenience— why are wallets so bulky? We went on to do some market research and survey our peers to gain feedback on our ideas.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Brian David Crane, Spread Great Ideas ! #2- Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Reddit, a popular website for news and discussion, was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian.

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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. Funds which fill out the survey will get access to the detailed results of what technology their peers are using. But we’re doing it slowly. But beyond that, not much.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. Each business has a story. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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41 Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Business Quotes

Hearpreneur

September 11, 2015 1 18 minutes read. Just how would one cope with a moment when the media are portraying aspects of your character to a very large audience with an agenda of dramatic effect and political grandstanding. The 20+ years that you spend building your brand can be destroyed in five minutes. Inspiration. Believe me!

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

He also has strongly held ideas about structuring a company to institutionalize these intentions to make sure the next leader, future employees, and the next board will be true to that philosophy. 6:06) Resilience and adaptability in people and companies. (8:22) 9:11) How companies are defined in moments of crisis. (9:41)