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Essential Facts and Statistics Every Entrepreneur Must Know

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Starting a business can be terrifying. The statistics don’t do much for confidence: 20 percent of new companies fail in their first year, and only 50 percent survive through their fifth year. You’ll want to do everything you can to foster the success of your new business. Living the startup life.

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So you say you want to be a Product Manager …?

Austin Startup

(Almost) everything you need to know (but are afraid to ask) before you wistfully ask a product manager to coffee so they will help you find a job. TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies.

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Essential Facts and Statistics Every Entrepreneur Must Know

crowdSPRING Blog

Starting a business can be terrifying. The statistics don’t do much for confidence: 20 percent of new companies fail in their first year, and only 50 percent survive through their fifth year. You’ll want to do everything you can to foster the success of your new business. Living the startup life.

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How to Create an Effective Work Calendar

ReadWriteStart

However, how can a schedule be effective ? Ideally, it facilitates a satisfying and productive relationship between you and your calendar. Ideally, it facilitates a satisfying and productive relationship between you and your calendar. For my money, I suggest you download a calendar app. Select the correct calendar.

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Transcript of The Key to Success? Taking Care of Your Community

Duct Tape Marketing

In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast, I catch up with Brian and we just talk about a whole host of things. Why don’t you sit in and listen with us? You don’t want to miss it. Always good to talk to you. John Jantsch: Yeah so you’ve got a lot going on in your world always. Transcript.

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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. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each business has a story. Photo Credit: Will Bachman.

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How VC Fundraising Favors White Men

This is going to be BIG.

I asked, "What is your experience of being be black in tech today and what can allies do to improve it?" While being female and being black are clearly not the same thing, they do fall into the category of "not white men", which the fundraising environment favors--but perhaps not in the way people assume. Ducks head.]

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