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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Alkalign is a holistic health and wellness brand that currently operates multiple boutique fitness studios and offers online group health coaching. My wife and I met in college in Indiana and soon after graduation, decided we were going to move to Chicago. Having a brand behind a strong title can make all the difference in the world.

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How Sproutbox Accelerator Helps Its Companies to Succeed

David Teten

I met some time ago with Brad Wisler, co-Founder of SproutBox , and shared with him our research on portfolio value creation by venture capitalists. SproutBox might accurately be placed in the Mentor category or Portfolio Operator category, but our primary value is very specifically in hands-on product development.

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How Sproutbox Accelerator Helps Its Companies to Succeed

David Teten

I met some time ago with Brad Wisler, co-Founder of SproutBox , and shared with him our research on portfolio value creation by venture capitalists. SproutBox might accurately be placed in the Mentor category or Portfolio Operator category, but our primary value is very specifically in hands-on product development.

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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., Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc.,