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When to Pay a Premium for Your Company Domain Name

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once at not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Who owns all of these names, and should you ever buy one for a premium? Here's how the master of Web domains built a $300 million empire of over 300,000 domain names. ne), and Ethiopia (.et)

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How Much Should You Pay For a Great Domain Name?

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once at not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Who owns all of these names, and should you ever buy one for a premium? Here's how the master of Web domains built a $300 million empire of over 300,000 domain names. ne), and Ethiopia (.et)

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Three Megatrends That Will Affect Everybody’s Business

YoungUpstarts

Over the next five years, some African economies (Ethiopia, Mozambique and Tanzania, just to name a few) are likely to grow as fast as, or faster, than some of the recent Asian champions. Turpin was named president of IMD in July 2010. This growth comes with challenges however. Professor Dominique V.

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

Lopez and his family were living in a plastic tent in Barrio Nelson Mandela, Colombia, with $300 to his name. Likelesh Gebru, Ethiopia. He’s using the money to buy more nutritious food for his family and pay for his sons’ schooling. Marcelino Lopez, Colombia.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Fierce is not just the name of our company—it’s a lifestyle and an attitude that our clients choose to live out with us. For example, when I was volunteering in Ethiopia I realized one of the biggest problems was a lack of job for women. However, when you do score and your company catches on, there is no better feeling.

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This is how to Use Gifting as a Marketing Channel

Mike Michalowicz

In 1985, Ethiopia sent $5,000 to Mexico after an 8.1 Because 50 years earlier, Mexico went to bat for Ethiopia when Italy invaded. And no, you’re not going to put your name or company logo on it, because then your gift is about you. We’re all familiar with the law of reciprocity. magnitude earthquake killed thousands.

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The things they say

VC Adventure

insert name of adopted child] is so lucky”. Tags: Ethiopia. When someone who we don’t know well asks us this we typically make some very general statement so as not to give away too much information (and both my wife and I have literally been asked this question by completely strangers). Related posts: Some thoughts on adoption.