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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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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Michael leads the Social Innovation team, which works with programs and grants. • How we embrace technology for good.

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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. Third: I have always been one that believes technology has made it easier to go on vacation, and that it is ok to use that technology to do a little bit of work while on vacation. 1- Establishing high goals. 18- Two ways.

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

Most tech CEOs tend to understand the power of Twitter, and as such, this is the most popular category. Legendary tech entrepreneurs, startup celebrities, and even the creators of Twitter itself are on the service. plibin : Find out what Evernote CEO Phil Libin has to say about startups, tech, and of course, taking notes.

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Monday night: HBS Angels of NY Investor Meeting and Company Presentations

David Teten

" Since 1997, Corporate University Xchange (CorpU) has armed senior executives with cutting edge talent improvement research and benchmarking. All high quality applicants to IvyDate are reviewed by a Membership Committee. Founder Ian Shea has 8 years of internet/tech experience with ReplayTV. Click here to buy tickets.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.” And one would become my mentor and partner in later companies.) emotional rather than technical) and a lot harder to manage than a startup.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) 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. It was so bad that I almost wrote my first Yelp review. 4) Used to Reconnect.