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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Computer Software. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality. Industrial Goods & Services. Marketing & Strategy. Media Agencies. Metals & Mining. NAME Comcast.

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Software Startup Myths Debunked

www.singlefounder.com

I’d like to take a few minutes to dispel the top five myths of software startups. I could point to countless examples of mediocre software being unleashed upon the general population, after which people like you and me have to help replace it with something decent. In fact, not having one can be more helpful than anything else.

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Does America Care Anymore? How We Can Change The Answer To “Yes”.

YoungUpstarts

Or the software systems you create enable healthcare organizations to boost the accuracy of patient records, and thus reduce treatment errors. Often, it’s something “small”: a smile, a pat on the back, a compliment, or an encouraging email. Email them inspiring quotes and stories. Apply the One Percent Rule.

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How To Get What You Want By Helping Others Get What They Want

Duct Tape Marketing

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! I went pretty deeply in debt, you know, back in 19, late 1989 to about 1992 when I first discovered marketing. Go to thehoth.com and use code WELCOME20 today. And so I was a Deborah Carpet cleaner was my first endeavor into running a business. I lived off credit cards.

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How to Improve Profit by an Average of 11.1%

Austin Startup

A 1992 study from the Harvard Business Review found that the right pricing changes can drive revenue and profit improvements faster than any other growth lever — faster than increasing the volume of sales or decreasing costs. In software, services, or more complex product offerings, the packaging can get significantly more complicated.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. However, Tinker commented that perceived legibility was due to a great extent to familiarity with the typeface.

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

At first we considered hundreds of potential names, created software to look for URLs, asked friends, made Facebook posts, held meetings and drank a lot. I usually start my day before dawn, login and check emails. I created blueberrycloud in August of 2015 shortly after I left my position at a local software company.

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