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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. We invest in Code for America (“Peace Corps for Geeks”).

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Back in 1997, when I was a high school junior and my brother Evan was a freshman, we launched a local moving service called Meathead Movers. I started Rising Star Reviews because I’ve always had a passion for helping small businesses. Thanks to Chas Cooper, Rising Star Reviews ! #9- 4- Started as a part-time work.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I asked what the audience most needed to hear. This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. That asset class need not represent the broader market.

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Sustaining Innovation vs. Disruptive Innovation

YoungUpstarts

A key to disruptive innovation is that, opposed to sustaining innovation, it does not take place with established competitors , as Christensen explains in Harvard Business Review. Customers flocked to Apple, and the company had record-breaking profits with its hardware, software and service.

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Sustaining Innovation vs. Disruptive Innovation

The Startup Magazine

A key to disruptive innovation is that, opposed to sustaining innovation, it does not take place with established competitors, as Christensen explains in Harvard Business Review : “Disruption” describes a process whereby a smaller company with fewer resources is able to successfully challenge established incumbent businesses.

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Pop-ups — Is Annoying Your Customers Worth a Few Newsletter Sign-ups?

Up and Running

By 1997, the pop-up plague had spread to sites across the net, including Geocities, AOL, and The New York Times. Adware (software built primarily to advertise to users) like Gator began to appear. Design for your audience. To do this, you need to spend time understanding what works for your audience.

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The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman

Duct Tape Marketing

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! I reviewed 50,000 words that Bezos wrote in a shareholder letters over time. I analyzed all the, all of the letters, put them through software tools. If you look at readability statistics or readability software, it's measured by grade level. Duct Tape Transcript.

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