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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to combat late fees for video rentals. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. 4- Netflix.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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I’m no great scholar on bubbles – I have more interesting things to spend my time worrying about than the exact definition , but having been around a few I have at least given them intellectual consideration. In contrast, when the market is falling, by definition your investment is worth less THE DAY AFTER you have invested.

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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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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

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I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. At this time I can tell you that the Brits definitely didn’t have a culture of failure. 33:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. I remember this lesson well. Everyone give them a big thanks @dvptweets.

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Business Plans Are An Historical Artifact

Feld Thoughts

I went on to create a company, with my partner Dave Jilk, that bore very little resemblance to that business plan. By 1997, when I started investing as a venture capital investor, I was no longer reading business plans. The textbook for the course was Jeffry A. In the 1990s, business plan competitions were all the rage.

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking. Staying motivated can be a challenge, I am definitely not always motivated, but I have found that the morning routine is my motivation hack. When the going gets rough in business, you’ll need motivation to keep moving.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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I’m sure everybody has their own definition of the attributes of an entrepreneur. Inbound calls from partners, people who want to join, atta boys from friends. We just landed the biz dev partner we’ve been working on for 9 months. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. High stress. Holy sh*t!!!