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The Philanthropic Efforts Of James Dondero

YoungUpstarts

James Dondero has lived in Dallas since 1994. Recently, he partnered with the former CEO off the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Linda Owen. Highland works in a wide range of client base including those involved in governments, public pension plans, and personalities with high net worth. Like James Dondero, Ms.

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Tianyi Joe Zhu, Entrepreneur and Startup Advocate

The Startup Magazine

This year, SmartHealth partnered with Rosalind Franklin University to set plans to build a $50 million, four-story, 100,000 square foot Biotech Innovation Park. Lake County Partners estimates the first phase of the project will create 498 jobs and have an annual economic impact of $117 million.

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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. But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me.

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13 Negotiating Techniques Taught At The Wharton School Of Business

YoungUpstarts

Doing so might seem like a great way to keep your relationship with your negotiating partner positive, but the approach can actually backfire, causing you both to settle for the first plausible solution that improves everyone’s position. As you begin to hone your negotiating skills, you might be tempted to seek out “win-win” solutions.

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Box launches Box Accelerator as its COO reflects on working with young entrepreneurs

The Next Web

Founded in 2005 by Aaron Levie (CEO) and Dylan Smith (CFO), Box provides a secure content sharing platform where content can be shared internally and externally, accessed through iPad, iPhone, Android and Windows Phone applications, among others, and extended to partner applications such as Google Apps, NetSuite and Salesforce.

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Success – How Badly Do You Want It?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

“Know what you want – and get it&# - Sushmita Sen, Miss.Universe, 1994 ‘Take what you want, and pay for it’ says God - Old Spanish proverb The Secret Of Success I’m going to tell you a little story. A Government subsidy brought down the cost of an operation. Generated more profits.

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Building An Effective Board For Your Startup

Duct Tape Marketing

So I've been on boards, you know, going back to 1994 was my first board shortly after I sold my first company. We had three founders and it was myself, my partner and my dad and we were the board, but I joined a private company board in 94. Although I would say most of my research has been living it. Yeah, yeah.

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