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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 Will Yang, Instrumentl ! #4- 4- Netflix. Photo Credit: Jen Wan. 9- Howard Schultz.

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The rules of success are changing

The Next Web

I remember how nervous I was when I met the competitor to my first startup, in 1997, afraid as I was that I would accidentally slip him an important piece of information that he would be able to use against me. There is room for more than one social network, photo-sharing app or technology news blog.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

In this particular case I wasn’t convinced it was a good idea from the limited information I had. I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. Long hours. Time away from family. Low salary. High stress.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. In 1997, the year the Kauffman Report begins its analysis; there were 70 million users online globally. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! There are 20x more consumers online.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

In this particular case I wasn’t convinced it was a good idea from the limited information I had. I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. Long hours. Time away from family. Low salary. High stress.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Provide pet owners with the information and education. I wanted to be able to provide pet information along with cannabis and hemp products to help their pets live better lives, so in 2015 I started VETCBD. 30- Social network for ideas.

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

Whether they’re streaming information about their latest developments or just photos from an afternoon baseball game, we’re seeing more CEOs on Twitter than ever before. ibarguen : Follow along with Alberto Ibarguen, Knight Foundation CEO, as he discusses the promotion of informed and engaged communities. CEOs: they’re just like us!

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