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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

ReadWriteStart

Finally, for those of you who need some additional infusion of courage, please study the story of Ryan Allis in North Carolina who bootstrapped his company iContact to $1 million in revenue and THEN raised venture capital to get to $40 million. So, please don't get discouraged; there are many paths to success.

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The Impact of Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs and Customer Lifetime Value

Duct Tape Marketing

The Impact of Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs and Customer Lifetime Value written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Have you heard someone talk about customer acquisition cost (CAC) or customer lifetime value (CLV or LTV)? The Ultimate Guide to Calculating, Understanding, and Improving CAC in 2018.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. He got his MBA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982, and BSc at Auburn University in 1980. Christopher Ahlberg is the CEO and Co-founder of Recorded Future.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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PaidContent.org Founder Launches Travel Media and Data Company. Mergers and Acquisitions. North Carolina. South Carolina. North Carolina. South Carolina. MOST READ on FOLIO: F+W Acquires Aspire Media. Merging Brands with Technology. Defining Mobile Opportunities and Strategies. CRM Systems.

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[Interview] Joan Kuhl, Author Of ‘Dig Your Heels In: Navigate Corporate BS And Build The Company You Deserve’

YoungUpstarts

This means it’s up to you — from day one — to seek out opportunities to advance your knowledge and skill acquisition. But there’s a way for women to create well-compensated, meaningful, happy, and fulfilling careers — by staying right where they are.

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

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Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. And companies that didnt survive might have closed their doors for reasons other than failure, for example, getting acquired or the founders moving on to new projects. North Carolina.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 3: Frank Rimalovski and Frank Sculli

Steve Blank

Frank Rimalovski , executive director of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute joined me in the studio to discuss how the Entrepreneurial Institute is transforming the culture at NYU; and Frank Sculli , co-founder of BioDigital Inc shares what he wishes he’d known before he started his company. Frank Sculli. I was 22, 23 at that time.