The Startup Magazine
JUNE 6, 2019
Here are 4 companies that have faced legal action due to the distribution of a toxic or otherwise dangerous product. Blitz USA had to file for bankruptcy in 2012 because it was unable to afford its product liability insurance. Sometimes, companies become entirely set on making a profit and fail to follow ethical business practices.
Gust
OCTOBER 16, 2012
The results of the 2012 survey are shown in the table below, with groups listed by median overall pre-revenue, pre-money valuation from the lowest to the highest. 2012 Valuation Survey. The distribution of groups in the survey includes a relatively representative sampling of angel groups across the US and Canada. Organization.
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Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 9, 2012
Differences in how people are reached, their expectations of the buying process, how their trust is earned, the price point they’ll accept, what distribution methods are most efficient, the messaging that attracts them -- all these factors (and more) may represent different sub-segments. Copyright © 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Up and Running
AUGUST 6, 2014
An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. Maryland was the first U.S.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
DECEMBER 10, 2012
Although Sharktank has been running reruns on Fridays the last few weeks, the show ran a Sharktank 2012 Holiday special on Tuesday night. Whereas most Christmas Tree vendors sell dead trees, the Living Christmas Company instead rents live trees and delivers them to local customers in Southern California.
Growthink Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
billion dollar business this year to $5 billion by 2012, taking market share away from DVD retailers and intensifying the carriers' ambition to bid for the best (and first run) titles. He is a current member of the California State Bar, and the Hollywood Writers Guild. Has the U.S. Video-on-demand alone is estimated to grow from a $1.1
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
and Union College found that what they label the “c factor” (another term for collective intelligence) is correlated with “the average social sensitivity of group members, the equality in distribution of conversational turn-taking, and the proportion of females in the group.”
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