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True Story: How Bplans.com Started in 1995

Up and Running

The so-called “Internet” had existed for years, but seemed to the rest of us (anybody outside of a few spook havens and ivory towers) like a nerdy background utility for emails. I immediately registered a few obvious domain names. January of 1995. Few people knew of the Internet, Mozilla, and the world-wide web. I was hooked.

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A Glimpse: My American Dream

thebarefootvc

I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things.

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

That means getting 8 hours of sleep every night and resting (not working!) When I became pregnant, I realized that I had to start resting more. After my child was born, I decided that I had to make the rest one of my top priorities. When my motivation lags, I think about sitting across the desk from my last boss ever in 1997.

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The Valley Lacks Flexibility, Not Talent

ReadWriteStart

Let's face realities here: it's no doubt tempting and cool for many developers to work for Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook or Twitter to name but a few. Guest author Chris Heilmann has been a professional Web developer since 1997 and has worked in various agencies and corporations on large, international products.

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When VCs Don’t B t You

Feld Thoughts

His name will be familiar to plenty of you – it’s Fred Wilson. The prior fund that I had co-founded – Mobius Venture Capital – had blown up after having a very successful first fund in 1997. Fred can ask me for help on anything he wants for the rest of his life and I will always be there for him.

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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. USD per pound), despite changes in the market. The Pros and Cons of Fair Trade Coffee.

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Transcript of How Reducing Friction Increases Revenue

Duct Tape Marketing

Back in 1997, Jeff Bezos was talking about frictionless shopping when most companies were just thinking about getting serious about being online. Roger Dooley: Well if you … it is usually a bad thing, but that means that if you can eliminate it, you will have an advantage over your competition. Same thing for prescription drugs.

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