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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

Of course, one could rebut that by saying traditional VC is all about investing in outliers: Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital. Third, the data above reflects companies which typically took a decade to build.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

But for some, the benefits are better than the cost. Response to this low cost alternative to traditional housing has been nothing short of stellar. I was even able to spend a month in my favorite UK city in 2019! In 2004 I was a part-time flight attendant with a 10-year-old son living in Los Angeles. That is not a joke.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After doing some market research, I realized that there was a market for the handcrafted greeting cards that I make, and in September 2019, MsCraftprincess Designs was formed. I started making my own greeting cards because I love sending cards to family and friends, and I wasn't pleased with the offerings in the marketplace. that add texture.

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Stock Photos vs. Real Photos: Does It Matter?

ConversionXL

The most notorious faux pas was in 2004, when competitors Dell and Gateway used photos from the same photo shoot in their “Back to School” promotional material. million in losses to online scams in 2019, and many scam sites lean heavily on low-priced stock photography. But did it stop there? Americans reported some $3.5

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Beyond the Full-Time CMO: How Companies are Opting for a Fractional Future

Duct Tape Marketing

Companies, by opting for a Fractional CMO, are not just seeking to cut costs but are keen on leveraging the diverse expertise and perspectives these professionals bring. And then again, kind of branched out in 2019 with this. And some of them are, well, no, I kind of still do. So it's been just kind of figuring that out.

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Proposal for Tte Importation Of Drugs From Canada – The Merits and the Risks

Women Entrepreneurs Can

In December 2019 the Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) had issued a notification proposing an amendment in the existing rules that would allow the import of certain prescription drugs from Canada. These changes in the importation law are being done to enable a reduction in the cost of purchasing drugs by the end consumers.

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The Uber IPO – Imaginary Profits Only

Start Up Blog

Google IPO 2004 – 5 years after it was founded. Uber IPO 2019 – 10 years after it was founded. It’s not like other software businesses, because every ride has a real and unavoidable marginal cost. Amazon IPO 1997 – 2 years after it was founded. Facebook IPO 2012 – 8 years after it was founded.

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