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The Power of Connection

Scalable Startup

I’ve discounted the value of face to face recently as much as anyone, leaning heavily on asynchronous electronic communication for much of my business and personal life, and even using broadcast communication (twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, email, …) to replace individual communications. Barriers will melt. @tomnora.

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

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How well a failed entrepreneur has managed his company, and how well he worked with his previous investors, makes a difference in his ability to persuade U.S. The 20-year venture capitalist is an "angel" investor in Mr. Dreymanns new start-up, Mowingo Inc., Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Subscriber Content Read Preview.

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How to Start a Travel Agency

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Are you seeking a loan or investment from an angel investor or venture capital firm? A lean business plan would be a perfect fit for your business. A lean business plan would be a perfect fit for your business. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. A Standard Business Plan Outline.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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trillion out of our homes and spent 2/3rds of it on flat screen TVs, trips to Hawaii, time shares, Apple products and everything else we couldn’t afford. This class of investors is more diversified across categories plus is investing personal money and therefore feels the hit in assets declines first. We took $2.3