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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

We talked about the story of the city of Petra, which is this incredible community carved from solid stone in the Kingdom of Jordan some two thousand years ago. When I first started my web design agency in 2004, I was living on the water on Treasure Island, a beach community in Florida. Thanks to Andy Bailey, Petra Coach ! #15-I

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12 Questions: Meet Dylan Barmmer (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

I have been writing professionally for 15 years, and started my own company, Word Is Born, in 2004, while still living in Miami. While working for Wirestone, LLC here in San Diego, I wrote copy for some websites that received some citations, including a microsite for Nike/Jordan Brand and Jim Beam.

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

www.chubbybrain.com

Author : Jordan Cooper. A couple of friendly amendments: * Two commenters on a May 2004 blog post, Whither Trepia? If you are a web startup , you can take max 6 months to release your first version( for something like mint.com).Simpler Post-Mortem Title : Untitled Partners Post-Mortem. Company : Untitled Partners.

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6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

David Teten

After studying Biotechnolo gy at London University, he worked in over 18 countries on the production side of the film business, setting up desert camps in Jordan, managing huge projects and teams from India to Argentina. In 2004, Roo founded we:nited magazine – a youth politics magazine and website. Black from an early age.

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How Israel and the Arab World Connect Through Technology

David Teten

Markets include Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, the Arabian Gulf among others. “. Founded at MIT in 2004, Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow (MEET) brings together young Israeli and Palestinian leaders to create positive change through technology and entrepreneurship.

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The 12 Strangest Celebrity Businesses

YoungUpstarts

” The recording artist now considers himself the “Air Jordan of VitaminWater,” whatever that means. He released Donald Trump, The Fragrance in 2004, a product for the man who wants to experience the luxury and success Trump enjoys on a daily basis. Marilyn Manson’s absinthe.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 18 – General James Mattis

Steve Blank

If you go to the Secretary of Defense’s office, and just say you’ve lived for a year in Jordan, or you lived for a year in China, we often times try to bring people like you in to be the deputy desk officer. It’s 2004. If a little more technically oriented, for example, that might be worth it. We’re outnumbered.