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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

Up and Running

Voices.com , an online marketplace that matches voice actors with advertising agencies and TV and radio stations, began in 2004 as an idea scribbled down on a napkin by newlyweds David and Stephanie Ciccarelli. Since then, the company has picked up a number of investors, including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Rob’s advice.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

Founded by Matt Rutledge in 2004 and based in Dallas. Acquired by Amazon for $110m. Woot was one of the first one-per-day item sales site with a humorous and not always PC content. Revenue of ~$160mm in 2008. TechCrunch. Acquired by Disney, who also invested in Playdom, and will become part of the Interactive Media Group.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

abovethecrowd.com

From 2004 to 2014, the average payments for coinsurance rose 107% from $117 to $242. As an example consider Pediatrics After Hours which operates in Dallas as a pediatric urgent care facility. Coninsurance plans require the patient to pay a percentage (usually 10-30%) of the healthcare costs up to the deductible limit.

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The future of television advertising

BeyondVC

In addition, via deals with cable companies like Comcast, Visible World will be able to reach 30 million households by the end of 2004. Comcast says it can direct ads to narrow zones of 1,000 to 20,000 homes in a growing number of cities, including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, and Phildelphia.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

Take note of what Paul Graham said in 2004: [link] — he is talking along similar lines. I know your post wasn’t supposed to be a joke, but your approach seems misguided. Maybe you should do your best with what you can get instead of chasing purple squirrels. March 26, 2011 at 11:53 pm. I had to learn.net for work.

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