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30 Entrepreneur Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. The name To Tony Productions is a dedication to my cousin and close friend Anthony Ranoiccha III, or Tony, as the family would call him.

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Back In The Filtering Game: Entrepreneur Drawn by The Siren Call Of The Startup

YoungUpstarts

In 1999, my brother Aaron and I started InternetSafety.com. Safe Eyes had been named the #1 parental control product out of 11 products tested by Consumer Reports. In 1999, he started InternetSafety.com with his brother. Admittedly, they have not all been successful. Some have been spectacular failures. 9, FilterSnap.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 1 – A Name to Trust. The name of our company came from the name of our flagship product. Photo Credit: Shaun Gray.

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Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet. He later changed the name to Facebook. But that's no excuse to move slowly.

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Steven Blank Kills It at Greycroft CEO Summit

Both Sides of the Table

We learned this weekend that it was named after his East Hampton home. Entrepreneurs always walk away with new relationships, knowledge, deal discussions and enthusiasm. And it’s his mantra for successful entrepreneurs, “you need to be extremely focused on the details.” Greycroft – Why Accountants Don’t Run Startups.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – I Have a Dream. At the same time it seemed that whenever I would have a conversation with a friend, family member, colleague, manager, executive–you name it!–about I was the first social entrepreneur in the coffee world.

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Create a Business Plan for Fewer Hassles and Faster Growth

Up and Running

There’s a famous scene in the cult-classic 1999 movie “ Office Space “ where the main character, Peter, is confronted by his boss, Bill. Perhaps it represents what drove you to become an entrepreneur in the first place. Where possible, be specific with names. As the name suggests, the personas should feel personal.