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How to Come up with Hundreds of Business Ideas

Up and Running

This article is part of our Business Startup Guide —a curated list of our articles that will get you up and running in no time! I’ll leave you with one last example: consider GoPro , t he camera company that got started in 2002. It’s also part of our Bplans guide to coming up with a great idea. For others, it’s nearly impossible.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. This allowed followers to be able to “curate&# their newsfeed with people that they found interesting. cheap accessible digital hardware].

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Out of the Crisis #16: Robert Schooley on why we weren't prepared, long-term thinking, and how to make decisions for the greater good.

Startup Lessons Learned

I ran the group from 1995 through 2002, which was an incredibly exciting period of time, during which time the so-called cocktails developed. Robert Schooley : Well, as you said, what's the one thing that matters the most, the thing that matters the most right now is masking.