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Interview with Jesse Katz, Founder of EF Buys

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In 2009 I spent 10 months volunteering and traveling in South East Asia, India and Nepal. It seems like a natural fit me, and for the small business owners buying our offers. Well, first, I think our model is different because we have a B2B play, where Groupon and every other clone targets consumers.

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

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Overall, nonventure-backed companies fail more often than venture-backed companies in the first four years of existence, typically because they dont have the capital to keep going if the business model doesnt work, Harvards Mr. Ghosh says. INTERNET BUSINESSES. Business Services (B2B). MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES.