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Vaping: the Startup Business in 2018

The Startup Magazine

The first modern e-cigarette was made in the mid-2000s and started to be sold in 2004, but the trend only caught up worldwide after 2010, when the interest in vaping started to increase and, consequently, the number of e-cigarette users too – a strong indicator of why this growing industry is currently trending amongst entrepreneurs.

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Introducing Lean Planning: How to plan less and grow faster

Up and Running

Lean Planning started with Tim Berry ‘s 2008 “ Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan ” which was a new way for entrepreneurs to think about planning. Develop a forecast: Basic forecasts and budgets are critical; And tracking them is even more so. The business plan should no longer be just a single event.

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8 Reasons Business Plans Fail That No One Wants to Talk About

Up and Running

In order to ensure that a business idea is sound, entrepreneurs should search for product validation by reaching out to their target consumers before sinking huge amounts of time and money into the project. To avoid this, smart businesses are using “user-driven development” (UDD) to build new businesses. False assumptions.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

In comparison, the overall technology sector growth was projected at 9-10% in early 2010 and this forecast did not change significantly today. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble? Raj Kapoor.

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You’re Not a Real Entrepreneur

Steve Blank

Who is an entrepreneur really? It turns out that there are four distinct types of entrepreneurial organizations; s mall businesses , scalable startups , large companies and social entrepreneurs. Yet entrepreneurs in one class think that the others aren’t the “real” entrepreneurs. They all engage in entrepreneurship.

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15 Entrepreneurs Discuss Why they Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs “why they started their businesses.”

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Cracking The Code: State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment

Cracking the Code

So, here is the first edition, including the recent Q4 2009 earnings and the updated 2010 forecast. If we consider that 2009 was probably the worst year in the past 5 years, forecasting the same growth for 2010 is not very encouraging. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Happy New Year 2008!