Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 20, 2009
Trilegiant Corporation , (who is owned by Avis Budget Group (yes, that Avis & Budget), in turn owned by the private equity group Apollo Management ) does business as PrivacyGuard and has engaged in the most unethical of business practices I have come across in years. But I’m also sending this to a couple of class-action lawyers.
ReadWriteStart
MARCH 29, 2023
A well-detailed business plan, a launch plan, early funding, and the right talent and equity from founders are all among the basic ingredients that can help get a startup off the ground. As a newly established startup, there are some key elements that your business requires to ensure your short and long-term success.
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YoungUpstarts
MAY 8, 2014
Along with several partners, I’ve built two thriving companies: Direct Mail Express (which now employs over 400 people) and Response Mail Express (which was eventually sold to an equity fund, Huron Capital Partners). In 1983 he cofounded Direct Mail Express (DME) in Daytona Beach, Florida, with his siblings Mike and Kathy.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 28, 2010
Summit is a hugely respected firm in Silicon Valley and a long-term “institution&# but they’re better known as more of a “private equity&# investor meaning that they do later stage investments in much larger companies that are profitable. It was an early example of the power of direct marketing and subscription services.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
My parents were entrepreneurs from the time I was born, specifically in retail and direct marketing. Let me pause here and explain my own background a bit because I think it will help make my points more clear. Digital retail spoke to my passion since I was a child. in honor of my mother. But at the beginning, it is all about the demo.
Up and Running
JUNE 22, 2016
In peak tourist season, owning a property you can rent to tourists may seem like a no-brainer—you build equity in a great location and have an opportunity to capitalize on that demand. In fact, it returns the same ROI as social media marketing. But what happens when the tourist season ends?
Campus Entrepreneurship
OCTOBER 10, 2011
Students participating were from engineering, liberal arts, and business and the six judges represented a variety of different industries (from commercial insurance and direct marketing to private equity and staffing). The four teams split $2750 in prizes.
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