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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

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The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. Reddit, a popular website for news and discussion, was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian. WhatsApp became one of the most popular apps for social media by 2014. Photo Credit: Jen Wan.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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Lisa Nicole Bell , Inspired Life Media Group.) Adam Witty , Advantage Media Group. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Have an account? Be sure that the CTO is prepared to deal with a variety of personality and working styles. Solid leadership is essential to the success of any team.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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It was late 2006 and I was serving old media as a national editor at an entertainment industry trade publication, plus freelancing for an alt-weekly and writing a book. We’re a small but growing media company with a distinct niche. Thanks to Vicky Llerena, Social Vibes Media ! #13- Thanks to Mary Black, Aging Youthful ! #3-

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. There is no sector of the economy that isn’t being transformed by the online community that is now voraciously consuming media, applications, communications and buying global products. Mobility really changes everything.

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8 Ways To Leverage The “I Like To Watch” Ubertrend

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What came next was a host of candid moments caught by camcorders, surveillance cameras or mobile phones – a wave that virtually guarantees that one day just about everything will be digitally captured. Simpson car chase; YouTube in 2005; and now Google Glass. Streaming Media. Video Accessories.

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

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Mobile devices are fast becoming the preferred method of accessing the web. According to Think Mobile with Google : 81% of smartphone users access the Internet on their mobile devices. For this reason, ecommerce sites that are mobile optimized, or that have a streamlined mobile application, will get more sales.

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Have an account?

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