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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

Here’s what entrepreneurs had to say about the companies they admire for their innovation. The innovation that has put its competitors to shame is the sale of its cars through e-commerce. They have a really cool business model where they summarize non-fiction books into 15-minute read or listen. 9- Mary Kay Cosmetics.

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30 Entrepreneurs Say What Changes They Expect in Their Business Due to Technology

Hearpreneur

Its role in business will keep changing more and more with the advancement. It will have an impact on every business type. We asked our entrepreneurs what changes do they expect due to technology shortly, and this is what they have to say. #1- That’s not an HR policy or a perk; it’s our actual business model.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each and brand. We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To build a community. I had a taste of self-employment when I was in college with a part-time sales gig. Photo Credit: Will Bachman.

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Solving the "marketplace" business model

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

In fact, 3 of the 10 selected companies from the past two years has followed this business model. Marketplace companies are notoriously difficult to start, so I'm constantly amazed that so many entrepreneurs chose this route. If there's a business plan less likely to succeed than a restaurant , this has to be it.

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Entrepreneurs Now Start Hyperlocal Then Go Global

Startup Professionals Musings

Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” Especially in local communities, people want to know where the sales are, and who is hanging out where. It also shows how such a website can scale by adding new cities.

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If You Want To Start a Business Start Here

Up and Running

At Palo Alto Software, I am surrounded by entrepreneurs. Our LivePlan customers are entrepreneurs, our founder and staff have run and sold companies, the Bplans readers are aspiring entrepreneurs (or actual entrepreneurs), and as I sell my own handmade jewelry, I like to think I have a very small claim to the title.

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Hyperlocal Has Great Potential And Real Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” Watch out for local sales force requirements. Look at how large Groupon and Living Social’s sales forces are, and they are still struggling to maintain profitability. Marty Zwilling.

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