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How The New General Data Protection Regulation Will Affect Online Businesses

YoungUpstarts

The new regulations replace the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive and the 1998 UK Data Protection Act. Some of the data that companies must protect under the EU GDPR include: Consumer name, address, contact information and ID numbers. Although the GDPR applies to European countries, it doesn’t just apply to Europe-based companies.

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Three Common Expense Tracking Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

It can be as simple as writing the name of the person you treated to lunch and what you discussed on the lunch receipt to substantiate a meal deduction; or a note in your calendar to document the business purpose of a meeting for which you claimed deductible business miles. Record Business purpose. He is a licensed CPA in the State of Utah.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

The world of building profitable startups as the primary goal of Venture Capital would end in 1995. The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down. They taught you about customers, markets and profits. Warning sign? At best. ~ Is 20 years enough?

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. My company name is 3 Leaf Tea. The name is from when tea leaves get picked there’s often one two or three leaves and a bud.

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If You Don’t Define Your Personal Brand the Market Will

Both Sides of the Table

It was in 1995 when I realized the power of personal branding. I worked in Rome on a small team with a really smart young woman named Elisabetta. Finance weenies not geeks. Initially I thought it was too long of a name for a blog.When I looked at the competition it as AVC.com and Feld.com. You’re a tech guy.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. They were envious.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

At the same time it seemed that whenever I would have a conversation with a friend, family member, colleague, manager, executive–you name it!–about I have encountered numerous companies with bad customer service, or bad financial management, or unprofessional stuff, you name it. Why the name?