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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Since NewTV won’t be making the content, they will be licensing from and partnering with traditional entertainment producers. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. And it may work.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

Both Sides of the Table

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. Accenture opened massive operations in India & China and continued its industry dominance. Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements.

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

10- Address financial and operating metrics. By screening hundreds of SMB acquisition opportunities as managing partner at my private equity firm, I saw first-hand that the vast majority of small business owners run their firms without the benefit of good financial or operating metrics. Thanks to Leo B, RoofCalc ! #10-

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Or Salesforce.com who rose to prominence in this same period where they were ramping up PR and shouting from mountain tops when everybody else in the market was mute.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My research was valuable enough for a large corporation that is known for creating a popular operating system to give us about $250K in funding. I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. I started my PR and marketing firm since I love startups and want to give them a chance to grow. I was a Ph.D.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

The bonus of naming the company Redhead Marketing & PR is that when I am meeting a potential client for the first time in a coffee shop or wherever, they are always able to spot me because of my company name and hair color. Thanks to Hilary Reiter, Redhead Marketing & PR. #5 I named my company RED PR for several reasons.

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