YoungUpstarts
JULY 22, 2018
He stayed on as a shareholder and board member until the company was sold in 2017. In 1997, Glen co-founded Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc., In 1987, Glen provided the capital for Apex Construction Specialties Inc.
Austin Startup
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. Launching a supermarket for natural foods may not sound like a winning proposal in conservative Texas, but Austin delivered — to the tune of a $13,7 bln acquisition by Amazon in 2017.
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Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to combat late fees for video rentals. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. Thanks to Will Yang, Instrumentl ! #4- 4- Netflix. Photo Credit: Jen Wan.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
JULY 2, 2019
Female entrepreneurship has been on a steady rise in the United States, with the number of women-owned businesses nearly doubling between 1997 and 2017. Today, almost 40 percent of the nation’s privately held companies are owned by women, and women launch an average of 1,000 businesses per day.
crowdSPRING Blog
MARCH 22, 2018
New research reveals that the iPhone’s market share grew from 37% to 44% in Q4 2017 – a record high. Lipitor (1997). And, when Mario’s most recent adventure, Super Mario Odyssey , debuted it was the best-selling game for the month of October 2017. The iPhone debuted to outstanding success.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 6, 2018
As Jeff Bezos stated in a 2017 statement to shareholders, “… customers are always beautifully, wonderfully dissatisfied.” In a sense, artful thinkers adopt an anthropological perspective focused on real behavior, whether it’s how people eat an ice cream cone or how to manage an ER. Stepping Outside a Comfort Zone.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 30, 2017
Originally offices, and latterly a post office, in 1997 Sino Land spent S$300 million on converting it into a hotel and developing the adjacent commercial centre. This year it was also named by the World Bank in its 2017 “Doing Business” report as second easiest economy for business in the world. Investment as a whole.
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