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Entrepreneurship for the 99%

Steve Blank

million) of the 15 million net new jobs created between 1993 and 2009. It was clear Alex was a bit apologetic; photo studios, online retail subscriptions to commodity household and personal hygiene products, etc. The reality is that the United States is still a nation of small businesses. of the ~6 million companies in the U.S.

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Is Your Start Up Idea Gold or Goop?

Austin Startup

A question that is obviously important to everyone except the tunnel-visioned entrepreneur who doesn’t value his equity. So, would be entrepreneurs, let’s take off our blinders and have an honest conversation about your product and service, and more specifically, the benefit it provides. It cost $699 when launched back in 1993.

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Is Your Start Up Idea Gold or Goop?

Austin Startup

A question that is obviously important to everyone except the tunnel-visioned entrepreneur who doesn’t value his equity. So, would be entrepreneurs, let’s take off our blinders and have an honest conversation about your product and service, and more specifically, the benefit it provides. It cost $699 when launched back in 1993.

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Software Startup Myths Debunked

www.singlefounder.com

Myth #2: I need to have a perfect product. Often, you will see a large company put enough marketing muscle behind a mediocre product to generate a profit from it. Let’s turn the tables and think about an off the wall question: Do you even need a product? In fact, not having one can be more helpful than anything else.