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A Brief History of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Women Entrepreneurs Can

The organization’s primary goal is to analyze social and economic issues that may impact America’s businesses. Their end goal is to continue to foster the development and progress of the business landscape in America. This organization has helped transform the commute in America, improving the quality of life for many.

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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2018 Panels & Parties

Austin Startup

Join us at this interview and hear how WWE co-founder Linda McMahon fought back from bankruptcy to build her company into a publicly traded entertainment and media powerhouse. you’re going to take some hits. It’s not how you fall but how you get back up that matters. Interviewed by my good friend Dustin Wells.

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Creating the Next Silicon Valley – The Chilean Experiment

Steve Blank

Chile has decided that it wants to be an innovation hub in South America. The country is dead serious in all levels of government and universities about making this happen. Instead it felt like the government – through CORFO - was doing most of the risk capital investing. This isn’t some small-time effort. UAV’s?

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How to Build a Global Center of Innovation Excellence in Salzburg, Austria

Pascal's View

In America, Silicon Valley’s cycles of creative destruction and renewal continuously spawn many new challengers– by funding multiple startups that compete relentlessly until they reach dominant self-sustainability, acquisition by a competitor, or bankruptcy.

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Episode 50: Video Content and Profitability with Seth David

Mike Michalowicz

An accounting firm based in Santa Monica, CA, specializing in bankruptcy, from 2001 to 2003. Seth’s role there was to perform audits; prepare tax returns for Corporations, S-Corps, LLC’s, Partnerships; and bankruptcy compilation work for SEC reporting and litigation.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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We have seen the damage that this share structure can cause over the long run, said Anne Sheehan, head of corporate governance for California State Teachers Retirement System, a big public pension fund. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Message Center ( new).

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The New American Dream: Why Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur Is The Only Way Out Of This Mess

YoungUpstarts

The government can’t save us; it’s in dire straits, too. We’ve all heard the horror stories: families so sunk in consumer debt they were forced to declare bankruptcy and individuals whose educational debt haunted them for the rest of their lives. Clearly, the system is broken.