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8 Challenges For Startups With A Neighborhood Focus

Startup Professionals Musings

Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” Finding common elements for scaling is tough The site may need consumer revenue to survive. Maybe it’s selling local tours and taking a cut of the revenue.

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30 Entrepreneurs Share How They Prepare for a Bad Economy

Hearpreneur

As I've taken the time to invest in companies and programs that can manage various facets of my business on my behalf, I've been able to increase my revenue and provide better financial insulation for my firm to help it withstand the negative effects of a recession. This will keep them sustainable should revenues take a dive.

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14 Points To Consider When Structuring A Deal

YoungUpstarts

If you have a deal that is related to bringing in sales and you do want to have a perpetual compensation you can use some version of a Lehman Formula that incentives the person upfront as they are bringing in revenue for you, then caps it off on an ongoing basis. Balance the risks to your reputation.

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From Finder’s Fees To Financing: Where To Start When You Want To Buy A Hotel

YoungUpstarts

Total revenue of the hotel industry in the United States will surpass $200 billion this year. Finder’s Fee. If you use a third-party person or company to help you find and secure the deal when you buy a hotel, you will need to pay a finder’s fee. If you want to buy a hotel, things are looking good for you.

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Entrepreneur With Street Smarts Not Learned In Business School

YoungUpstarts

by Ron Coury, author of “ Tenacity: A Vegas Businessman Survives Brooklyn, the Marines, Corruption and Cancer to Achieve the American Dream: A True Life Story “ If I had to give myself a title or occupation description after four decades of business activity in Las Vegas, I’d call myself an observational entrepreneur, a “niche finder.”

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From Startup Weekend idea to iPhone App

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Well, the idea that I pitched was an event finder app. Does it generate revenue? Eventabulous is a simple location-based event finder app. The format is simple – Friday brainstorm ideas and form teams, Saturday and Sunday work on idea, and Sunday night pitch idea and show demo. No (boy, do I get this question a lot).

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From Startup Weekend idea to iPhone App

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Well, the idea that I pitched was an event finder app. Does it generate revenue? Eventabulous is a simple location-based event finder app. The format is simple - Friday brainstorm ideas and form teams, Saturday and Sunday work on idea, and Sunday night pitch idea and show demo. No (boy, do I get this question a lot).

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