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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. Among those competing for this vision are PayPal/eBay, Square and Groupon, with each struggling to pull together pieces of the equation and, importantly, reach the small business in a cost-efficient manner at scale.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

The founders coming out of the DEC ( Digital Equipment Corporation ) and Intel culture of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. If you’re are a startup founder or an early employee, there may come a time in your relationship that your significant other/spouse will ask you the “ what’s more important? But the problem was that I was married.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

6 Rules for Winning the Business Game,” which was inspired by my fascination with America’s entrepreneurs and the challenges they face leading their companies toward success. I am founder on an unconventional online gallery, The Art and Craft Gallery. Thanks to Alexi Venneri, Digital Air Strike ! #6) 6) Abolish a Phenomena.