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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to combat late fees for video rentals. One of the company’s smartest moves was introducing “Netflix Original” movies and TV shows, first launching House of Cards in 2013 to much success. Thanks to Will Yang, Instrumentl ! #4- 4- Netflix. Photo Credit: Jen Wan.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Extremely-Sharp.com originally started with a few retail locations in 1997, and we quickly started the e-commerce site the next year. 5) Market Downturn.

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Banner Ads Suck (and How to Make Them Convert Better)

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In 2013, Nielsen reported in its “Trust in Advertising” study that online banner ads are the least trusted form of advertising among consumers falling even behind traditional ads like in the newspapers or magazines. Still, fake dialog boxes got many more clicks than regular banners, which users had already started to ignore in 1997. ”.