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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Disruptors

Hearpreneur

It is truly a wonder when you start thinking about the massive scale that Amazon works at and how far the company has come along since 1994. They have completely changed the social network space, managing to innovate new ways to monetize creativity while competing against popular social media platforms. 7- Netflix. 9- Discord.

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Why Small Community Lenders Have Your Back

Up and Running

Department of the Treasury oversees the CDFI program, which was established in 1994 to make capital accessible to struggling communities. Upon receiving government funding, the CDFIs leverage these funds with private sector monies to offer small business loans and community development projects. Do your homework.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist. I hitchhiked around the country (the safest I’ve encountered) given the lack of public transport.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist. I hitchhiked around the country (the safest I’ve encountered) given the lack of public transport.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist. I hitchhiked around the country (the safest I’ve encountered) given the lack of public transport.

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Building An Effective Board For Your Startup

Duct Tape Marketing

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode or the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the nudge podcast, hosted by Phil Agnew and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. So I've been on boards, you know, going back to 1994 was my first board shortly after I sold my first company. Brad Feld (04:47): Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. increase in GDP), and this will only accelerate as 3G and 4G networks spread to these regions and smartphone and tablet prices continue to drop, encouraging adoption.