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Being a Business Leader Amid Historical Events

Seeing Both Sides

When the Indiana state legislature passed the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act last March, there was an uproar in the business community. Conversations about these topics are richer when you can bring in the full historical context. Tim Cook (@tim_cook) June 21, 2015.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., The quality of conversations can deteriorate when real identities are not provided.