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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

I hired several branding agencies to help us with brainstorms and ideation sessions, but none of them worked out. In 2008, while growing my employee benefits business, my mom took a fall at work that required shoulder surgery. #10- Combination of two words. Photo Credit: Keval Baxi. Originally, Codal was called CMS Central.

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The investment that didn’t happen

K9 Ventures

In April 2008, I was introduced to Ugmode, Inc. I helped introduce the company to various angels and lead the effort to form a syndicate for their fund-raising round. That falls into the realm of hiring and paying for high priced litigators who can twist and turn words for an audience that isn’t an expert in the subject.