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CEO Converts Deep Knowledge to Actionable Steps in Image Consulting

Hearpreneur

Determined not to work a ‘real job’ I remembered what I had learned at auction and started to buy and sell overstock designer clothes. By the end of senior year, I had an inventory worth more than $50k in Lacoste, Hugo Boss, Armani, Brioni and other high-end designers. How did you come up with your business name?

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. For our content creation, we use tools such as Canva (graphic design) and GoToStage (webinars platform) to create and share content for prospects to find.”. Pacer is useful to search prior litigation, bankruptcies, etc. 3) Raise capital. 10) Report.

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Out There Bets and Insider Games: The Social Barriers to Funding Big Ideas

This is going to be BIG.

In June of 2019, I got a cold e-mail with a single link: “My name is Braeden Kelekona and I’m the founder of Kelekona, a drone service for passengers and cargo. I got overwhelmed with e-mail that week and basically declared e-mail bankruptcy, so I didn’t respond. Below is a link to the pitch video. I was impressed. Ok, let’s be clear.

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Durant Versus Sloan – Part 1

Steve Blank

Where are the charitable foundations, business schools and hospitals named after him? Sure one guy got kicked out – which could have been avoided if he ran company well enough to keep financial control – and the other hung in there and got institutions named after him. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Who was he?

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supermac War Story 7: Rabbits Out of the Hat - Product Line Extensions

Steve Blank

Now we could give customers lower price boards without Engineering spending 12 months to design new ones.) In three and a half years SuperMac’s market share went from 11% to 68%, as we went from bankruptcy to $150 million in sales. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. We would have charged $3,999 for the high-end board.