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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Eliminating middlemen in healthcare – from using AI to automate repetitive human jobs to exploring new and better business models for providing care. AI characters are already hosting interactive streams and shows in which they respond to audience questions, comments, or votes in real-time.

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Helping Women And Minorities Raise Angel Capital

David Teten

the America that is not just white men.). I was inspired by the Harvard Business School U.S. Competitiveness Project , which challenged the HBS alumni community to address America’s declining competitiveness. Sheila Marmon, CEO, Mirror Digital. Details here. ff Venture Capital) for investment consideration.

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Shark Tank 2012 Holiday Episode Breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

The space can host 6-9 parties per weekend, and they generated $350,000 in revenue last year. Even after paying the two founders $100,000 collectively in salary, the business still made a profit in the $125,000 to $150,000 range. I agree with them that the near term opportunity is to simply build more centers on their own.

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

As a kid growing up in America in a middle class family it just seemed so remote. Actually keeping the company in business, having it have a sustainable business model, having it pull in the funds that it needs to keep going, that's actually not a greedy thing to do. Like, "Oh, come on. That's so old fashioned."

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. Have you always dreamed of being your own boss?

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Smart Bear Live 8: Edwin from MeetingKing.com

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Jason: For example, like in America, small business is up to 150. Edwin: Oh sorry, so the business model. Edwin: The business model is that the organizer has to pay. My marketing site is hosted at WP Engines so … Jason: No wonder you get so much traffic. Jason: Okay. I’m just clarifying.

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

www.chubbybrain.com

Corporate America could learn from this. We’d love to see these given the number of businesses you see and ultimately invest in. I was about to become the first person in America to sell condom key chains. With that investment thesis thwarted, there is no way to pay expenses, primarily salary and hosting costs.