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The 5 Most Important Things A Business Leader Should Know

YoungUpstarts

But you would be surprised how often they are left out of business plans and strategies. Roe” Patterson is one of the industry’s youngest CEOs, and a 23-year veteran in the oil and gas services business. So go back to these “Basics.” Pun intended.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 37: Michael Ingle and Graeme Gordon

Steve Blank

Initially, things were going well for the company Graeme originally named SnoopGuard. His launch was short-circuited by a lawyer, though: We got a cease and desist letter from a very well-known celebrity whose name had the word Snoop in it. . Until I got the machine to work, I hadn’t even thought about the business plan.