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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. Thanks to Keith Terrell, Backpacks Global ! #14- Thanks to Will Yang, Instrumentl !

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

@dennysantoso : Founder and CEO if SixReps.com Danny Santoso tweets all about social fitness, fat loss, and nutrition. brrhodes : IceRocket search engine founder and CEO Blake Rhodes tweets about his insights into social media and the online world.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses.

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What Is It That You’re ALWAYS Selling?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

It’s this article by Tom Peters I read way back in 1997 that shifted a paradigm in my business thinking, and got me working on a strategy to brand myself. “Social marketing&# , even if it’s a paradox in terms, is about revealing and sharing your personality. That’s how marketing on social media works.

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The Future of Television & The Digital Living Room

Both Sides of the Table

Attempts at “moving up the stack&# – In 1997 I led a project to help senior management at British Telecom define its Internet strategy. Fast forward nearly a decade and it was unsurprising to me to see the death grip that global mobile operators placed over the handsets. Social media buzz can boost or bury content.