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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to combat late fees for video rentals.

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Looking for Funds in All the Right Places

Austin Startup

Looking for Funds in All the Right Places: The Definitive Guide to Austin Capital By David Altounian and Stephen Straus OVERVIEW For entrepreneurs: We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of capital in Austin to help focus your fundraising efforts. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

Staying motivated can be a challenge, I am definitely not always motivated, but I have found that the morning routine is my motivation hack. During that time of reflection and meditation include listening to others with motivating words of encouragement via podcast, books, scriptures, YouTube, just to name a few. Thanks to Frederick W.

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Should You Serve Fair Trade Coffee?

Up and Running

Certification began in 1997, as a concrete way to ensure that a fair trade certified (FTC) label on a product meant that a series of milestones had been met, and a socially conscious consumer could rest easy with their purchase. There are critics of the fair trade system itself, who say that it is less impactful than the name would imply.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m sure everybody has their own definition of the attributes of an entrepreneur. Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. High stress. It only looks sexy when you read TechCrunch.

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10 Tips To Help You Build A Successful Small Business Brand

Duct Tape Marketing

One of the most iconic brands of our time – Apple – was reborn after it launched, in 1997, an innovative campaign inviting people to “Think Different” Today, Apple products are perceived to be better designed, more fun, and more reliable than products from Apple’s competitors. Have a good name and logo.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m sure everybody has their own definition of the attributes of an entrepreneur. Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. Imagine how Flurry felt when Steve Jobs called them out by name. High stress. It only looks sexy when you read TechCrunch.