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3 Major Product Fails, And How To Avoid Their Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

Green ketchup, bottled water for pets, airport security “action figures”, yogurt shampoo – there have been some pretty epic product failures over the years. Google released Chromebook in October 2011, offering a faster and easier way to access the Internet. By Malcolm Stewart, CEO of YouEye. Samsung Galaxy Gear.

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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

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With free coffee and Internet, workspaces, and built-in community, coworking spaces provide a great place to get things done without feeling the isolation of working at home, or trying to overcome the frenetic nature of working in a coffee shop. There’s even covered outdoor seating if you feel like heading outside to work. Thinkspace.

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A Guide to Reputation Management: Build an Audience of Superfans

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Salesforce holds as its guiding value “to make sure Salesforce is a platform for change,” delivering on initiatives such as renewable energy, carbon-neutral cloud computing, and green building certification. Fans of Vaynerchuk know he’s big on: Empathy; Wine; The New York Jets; NFTs; Underpriced attention. Image source.

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Year-End VC Report Shows Strength of Internet & Early Stage Investment

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And for those of you wanting to argue that New York is indeed a hotspot for investment, this report will help make that argument too. New York Takes the #2 Spot For Tech VC from Massachusetts. Over the last five quarters, New York saw 208 tech deals. Funding to New York companies came in at $1.22

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

To have a positive impact in the field of parenting, one of the biggest niches on the Internet, we needed a catchy and welcoming name. As all green pandas, funky apples, and similar domain names were taken, I have settled on White Horse. 29- Business name was assigned to me by the state of New York.

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Seed and Later Investments for Startups are Booming

Startup Professionals Musings

The Internet sector is tops for seed deals. Not surprisingly, the Internet sector is still the primary destination for seed investing. California is the clear #1 for seed investment activity followed by strong #2 New York. Green Tech is still in a slump, with renewables leading the way.

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Nature And Industry In Harmony: Maximize Environmental Efficiency

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The New York Times interviewed Dan Mishek , managing director for Vista Technologies, a company that specializes in providing plastic products for equipment manufacturing. Mishek said his company spent $450,000 on new technology in 2011. Others business eco-friendly green' by Linda Allen, Bluefire PR.

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