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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

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Go vest yourself. So, the best way of dealing with this issue is to take a long, long vesting period for all major sweat equity founders. Author : Jordan Cooper. Believing that any startup won’t have to deal with stock vesting issues is totally unrealistic. Post-Mortem Title : BricaBox: Goodbye World! Company : BricaBox.

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Serial Entrepreneur Finds a Passion for Beauty and Customer Care

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I immediately enrolled in beauty school so that I, too, would be vested with the skills to change the quality of life for others as I had experienced first hand. Opening The Concept Salon demanded all of my time and energy, leaving me unable to sign on other projects during this incubation period.

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Kevin Rose's 10 Tips for Entrepreneurs

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4: Demand Excellence : Ensure staff are committed to and understand your vision. 7: Invest in Advisors : Give away a small amount of stock to advisors (which they can vest after a few years) who you can call on in a pickle or for general advice as issues arise. Passionate, committed staff have a tendency to rub off on people.