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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). Web Design/Tech Services.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Balaram Thapa, Nepal Hiking Team ! #7- 7- Opportunity to help businesses. I would like to say that I started my business because I saw an opportunity to help businesses with their digital marketing efforts. Through them, I learned how to build and profitably scale web properties.

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6/16: What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption

David Teten

Until recently, most Internet innovation has centered around improvements — big improvements, but incremental ones nonetheless — to existing business models and familiar social structures: Amazon is the ultimate retail destination, Zipcar the ubiquitous rental-car agency; Meetup is a sewing circle on steroids.

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