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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

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Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. As dollars flowed into the industry, cooperation was replaced by competition, to the detriment of deal flow, due diligence, ability to add value and, of course, returns.

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Six Rebellious Beliefs That Can Change The Workplace

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Known for its joy-making philosophy, Menlo Innovations in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has made Inc. This is due, in part, to the joyful work environment at Menlo. . For example, BambooHR , a software development company based in Utah, has an anti-workaholic policy. magazine’s fastest growing U.S. companies list multiple times.

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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

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In the early 1990s, my brother was working for a company that was going through the roof selling shareware software via catalog. “I realized in the early 1990s that there was no appropriate yoga for fitness professionals,” says YogaFit® founder, Beth Shaw. says HourlyNerd co-founder and co-CEO, Rob Biederman. “So

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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Episode 3b: Smart Bear Live!

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

How cofounders can collaborate without going crazy. At Smart Bear we were selling a code review tool, and if you paid $600 for Perforce, it was very hard for me to charge $600 hundred for an add-on to Perforce that did code review. What does it mean to have a co-founder or not? Melissa: You nailed it.

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

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Computer Software. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality. Industrial Goods & Services. Marketing & Strategy. Media Agencies. Metals & Mining. NAME Comcast.

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3 Creative Ways to Grow Your Email List

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After entering in my wife’s due date, I was presented with the opportunity to opt-in to for weekly email newsletters about my (well, my wife’s ) pregnancy. However, if you are planning on using a QR code to drive folks to an email opt-in page, I suggest getting a bit creative. Your read that correctly – a QR code on a bathroom door!

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