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10 Famous People Who Flourished After Being Laid Off

YoungUpstarts

From 1991 to 1995, Belichick was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, but after facing a losing season, Belichick was let go. In 1997, Armstrong was fired from the French racing team Cofidis while he was undergoing cancer treatment. Lance Armstrong. The team refused to give Armstrong the rest of his salary and medical coverage.

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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. We saw a need for Cleveland, Ohio, to attract young entrepreneurs back to the city at a time when most were leaving. Thanks to Dr. Dan Danyo, North Atlanta Hair Restoration ! #4-

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: athenahealth

Seeing Both Sides

The company was originally founded in 1997 by Jonathan Bush (1st cousin of George W.) During the Q&A, when he's talking off script, you'll see a few funny quotes: Well, one of the great lessons that we all learned in The Princess Bride is never get involved in a land war in Cleveland. [in Founding Story: A Pivot. Life, Anthony.