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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After being furloughed by the Harlem Globetrotters due to COVID-19, I founded Eric PR & Marketing, LLC as a way to help nonprofits and small businesses during difficult times. I officially parted ways with the Globetrotters in August and Eric PR & Marketing is my path forward. Thanks to Eric Nemeth, Eric PR & Marketing ! #6-

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Which Investors Are Glad To Pay For Mediocre Performance?

David Teten

The firm hires a lot of PhDs to do research and come out with a wonder drug, and then markets it widely with tons of PR. We did this again, overweighting emerging markets like Africa and EMEA (Middle East) in 2007 because they were cheap with high growth rates. As a second thought experiment, one could do the same in medicine.

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How To Leverage Your Time & Revenue During A Business Transition

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Now Or Never When I started my public relations business, McDuling PR, back in 2007 it was a pretty big step for me. But, rather than adding these additional revenue streams to McDuling PR , I created a whole separate identity – and Stratosphere Me was born and launched in February this year!

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Master mobile navigation

www.netmagazine.com

With the advent of the iPhone in 2007 our concept of what it meant to access the web from a mobile device changed dramatically. That number is higher in places such as Egypt, Brazil, and South Africa, and it’s growing worldwide. And when you did so, you went right to the site, got the information you needed, and left.

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How Kerry McDuling Went From Employee To Running Her Own Publicity Business

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I was born in South Africa and emigrated with my parents and younger brother, firstly to Ireland, then to Australia, arriving here when I was 14. I was there for a number of years before I effectively burned out due to trying to do too much (I had taken a few clients on the side and was privately looking after their PR).

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Snapchat 101 for VCs and Old Folks

Both Sides of the Table

Stick with it the same way you “didn’t get” Twitter in 2007 when you signed up but by 2009 you were using it effortlessly. I have been using it like a short video blog where I’ll take a topic and put out 10-15, 10-second videos on topics like Fund Raising, Tech PR, Recruiting or just “A day in the life of a VC.”

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