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[INTERVIEW] Glen McKay, Newfoundland Business Leader, Co-Founder of Newfoundland Hard-Rok, Inc.

YoungUpstarts

Starting as a deckhand delivering cod and turbot from fishermen in Newfoundland and Labrador, over the past forty years, Glen McKay has molded his career into one that focuses on entrepreneurship and leading the growth of companies operating in a range of industries. In 1997, Glen co-founded Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc.,

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The Great Internet Stock Correction of 1997, or 1999, or …

Feld Thoughts

” I remember a moment in time in 1997. I was a co-founder and co-chairman. Focus on the reality – your reality – and do your best operating in the context in which you can’t control. The post The Great Internet Stock Correction of 1997, or 1999, or … appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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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. 3 specific issues: 1. How we embrace technology for good.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #11: New Year’s advice for middle-aged people

Austin Startup

If I was an aspiring entrepreneur, I would take a vacation during RISE week and attend as many sessions as I could (author’s update note: sadly, RISE is no longer operational). The teams are made up of founders who are dramatically younger. The teams are made up of founders who are dramatically younger.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Henrik and I co-founded Fisker Inc. 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 co-founded Sarah Nicole Skincare with the mission for it to be a tool in reclaiming confidence. Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC !

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: athenahealth

Seeing Both Sides

There are many companies that are competing to be the “operating system” for small businesses. The company was originally founded in 1997 by Jonathan Bush (1st cousin of George W.) For the 15 years since inception, CEO and cofounder Bush has run athenahealth end-to-end. Founding Story: A Pivot. Athenahealth version 1.0

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

And from a financial perspective, any investor would be better off buying stock in Amazon than buying and share of a corner bookshop; if you invested $100 in Amazon’s 1997 initial public offering (IPO), those shares would have been worth about $120,000 in 2018. The second is a lack of operational scalability.