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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

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While it was still a college-focused SNS, Facebook of course launched in 2004 and there were plenty of other examples of social networking already… Friendster (2002), LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2003), Orkut (2004). It is more remarkable for a large, well-known company that’s an actual operating business like Yahoo!

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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GM was first a holding company when it was established in 1908 by William C. Back in 2003, the company lost over $300 million and was virtually out of money – and they were projected to lose even more the following year. Thanks to Jason Baker, Emerald House Cleaning ! #17- 17- General Motors. Photo Credit: Christopher Andrew.