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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. So is John Rice, the head of Global Operations along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. Jeff Immelt ran GE for 16 years.

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Ecommerce: How to Survive its Troughs

ReadWriteStart

The rise of ecommerce started in 2001 – during the growth of the commercial availability of the internet in households. Brands started working towards creating their online portals to push for sales online while continuing their brick and mortar operations. Customer Reviews and Engagements. The Rise of Ecommerce.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. He started another company on the side while he was working during the day at a technology company.

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7 Attributes of An Entrepreneur's Startup Dream Team

Startup Professionals Musings

Even if your product is a technological marvel, I look for balanced strength on the team in finance, marketing and operations. If your team has a depth of expertise in software, that won’t help you get funding for a new hardware solution. Fill in gaps with expert advisors to make it whole. Team members have investor relationships.

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Understanding How New Enterprise Software Is Licensed And Deployed

YoungUpstarts

Hosted software deployment typically means the software vendor provides or manages the server infrastructure and operating system/database and the users access the enterprise software via the Internet. Companies will often utilize the services of an outside Information Technology (IT) firm to assist them. Named or Concurrent Users.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. The result?

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From Side Hustle to Business — How to Determine When the Time is Right

Up and Running

Finance, strategy, marketing, human resources, technology, and operations are all fundamental aspects of any business. You need to generate brand awareness and positive reviews from totally impartial parties. Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, didn’t turn a profit until 2001, seven years after it was founded.

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