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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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In 2011, our family was sitting around the dinner table brainstorming when our teenage daughter Mia had a great idea – starting a company that sells the best possible organic roasted seaweed in delicious flavors. Luckily I didn’t have to – a friend ended up texting me and my business partner, suggesting the name Codal.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann. Comcast Corp.,