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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. Eventually, Reddit became wildly popular and was bought by Condé Nast, the owner of 20 other brands and media like Vanity Fair, Vogue, and The New Yorker. WhatsApp became one of the most popular apps for social media by 2014.

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7 Keys To Being An Exceptional Business Leader Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. You need to be visible in marketing efforts, viral videos, and interactions with key customer segments.

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Why Gen Z Should Be Your Small Business’s Next Big Focus

The Startup Magazine

Now, a lot of businesses only see Gen Z as teenagers, but this generation started in 1997, so essentially, the older ones are in their late 20s, slowly creeping to their 30s. Plus, they’re incredibly socially conscious, caring deeply about issues like sustainability, diversity, and social justice.

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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. When you align that with your brand and business, you can squeeze incredible value out of your engagement on every social network you choose to participate on.

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Design for Startups: The Aesthetics of Web Apps in 6 Questions

www.readwriteweb.com

The landing page for Bonds viral, social game, Spymaster. Do certain design elements signal to users - and investors and media - the scope, uses, and meaning of an application? "I first exploded, that was definitely the case for the media," said Benedetto. "Oh, Aesthetics play a major part in that decision."

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