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Before You Buy a Hotel Business, Answer These 4 Questions

Up and Running

While areas such as Las Vegas, San Francisco, and New York bring in the most tourists a year, know that high-mileage areas are already saturated with hotels and come with a more expensive up-front cost. Write a business plan. You can download a free Lean Plan template to help you get started.

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Out of the Crisis #18: Sal Khan on institution building, solving the digital divide, and education as the lever for all decisions

Startup Lessons Learned

Could they make businesses out of it? So, I kind of spent a summer digging around, looking under rocks, thinking about what their business plan could be written for any of this stuff. So, I ended up after business school, working as an analyst at a very small hedge fund. You can keep learning through summers.

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

Scalable Startup

“Boom and bust is our lot and we must follow the ancient advice.that Joseph gave to the Pharaoh: Put away your surplus during the years of great plenty so you will be ready for the lean years which are sure to follow.”. Will they relocate staff to Stockton, or maybe Las Vegas—or simply send the work overseas?