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Ofir Eyal Bar Simplifies Real Estate Investing For Newbies

YoungUpstarts

As a case in point, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta published a graphic indicating that stock prices plunged 50% from the high to low between October 2007-March 2009. We’ve seen significantly fewer IPOs pre-and post the financial crisis ( 213 in 2007, 31 in 2008, and 222 in 2013).

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“You’ll never work in this industry again after this!”

Jeff Hilimire

What most people don’t know is that we were approached in early 2007 by one of the largest agencies in the world with an offer to buy us. Apparently they had seen some of our press and were interested to learn more about us as they wanted an office and team in Atlanta. On the cheap, it turns out, only we didn’t know that at first.

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Why Venture Capital No Longer Defines Innovation

ReadWriteStart

Levy should know, in 1999 he founded eHatchery, an Atlanta-based precursor to today’s accelerators. So much so that Jeff Levy, an entrepreneur and investor at Lamberts Cove, believes that an accelerator bubble may be forming. Venture Capital ? Innovation. So does less venture capital mean less innovation? Depends on who, and how, you ask.

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What is a Marketing Strategy and How Can I Get One 1 :: Small.

Duct Tape Marketing

Contact 5 board members of the Atlanta Association of Gluten-Free Libertarian Physicians 2. A good marketing strategy leads to specific to-do lists like: 1. Write guest post for the Gluten Free and Proud blog 3.

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Why Venture Capital No Longer Defines Innovation

ReadWriteStart

Levy should know, in 1999 he founded eHatchery, an Atlanta-based precursor to today’s accelerators. So much so that Jeff Levy, an entrepreneur and investor at Lamberts Cove, believes that an accelerator bubble may be forming. Venture Capital ≠ Innovation So does less venture capital mean less innovation? Depends on who, and how, you ask.

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The Future of Web Startups

www.paulgraham.com

October 2007 (This essay is derived from a keynote at FOWA in October 2007.) Atlanta is just as hosed as Munich. Theres something interesting happening right now. Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper. Its a pattern we see over and over in technology.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

” –Joss Whedon, “Firely” Just a line from a fictional character on a fictional show, but in 2007 when the housing bubble busted, it resonated strongly with me. 26) The Great Recession. “You can’t take the sky from me.” Around me businesses were going under: gone, abandoned, hauled away by creditor.