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How New Technologies Enabled These Young Entrepreneurs To Threaten The Traditional Retail Landscape

YoungUpstarts

The founders of Benkheim&Co , an online brand which seeks to change the traditional luxury watch concept, explains how motivated entrepreneurs benefit from globalisation, efficient fulfilment services and new technologies. All these are factors that many founders underestimate, especially in terms of time.

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Inspiring Entrepreneurs: What Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has learned in his business career

The Next Web

In the first of a new series talking to tech industry leaders about what shaped them as entrepreneurs and the lessons they’ve learned in their careers, we speak to Netflix co-founder and CEO, Reed Hastings. RH: Well, I never planned to be an entrepreneur. As a kid I never said ‘I want to become an entrepreneur’.

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Twitter Link Roundup #242 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

7 Habits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs | – crowdspring.co/1q9cIqW. 10 Ways to Make Your Relationship With Your Co-Founder A Success – crowdspring.co/1sSi21Y. Why More Entrepreneurs Need To Make Health and Wellness A Priority | by @sujanpatel - crowdspring.co/1Gmyl1h. By @jopas pic.twitter.com/35FAQfMeow.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Plantible Foods

Austin Startup

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods , moved his company to San Diego from the Netherlands The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 Plantible Foods wants to contribute to a more sustainable and responsible future while meeting the food needs of a hungry planet. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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Lessons Learned: Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you?

Startup Lessons Learned

gmlk, what would it take for you to recommend this blog to an entrepreneur who was a friend of yours? Eric: It would take that I have friends which are entrepreneurs. In the Netherlands being a entrepreneur very unusual. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Six streaming locations

Startup Lessons Learned

Im excited to announce the first six confirmed simulcast locations: Delft, Netherlands [link] Provo, UT [link] Boulder, CO [link] Chicago, IL [link] Barcelona, Spain [link] Vancouver, Canada [link] Please RSVP so our organizers can plan capacity accordingly. Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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10 lessons I learned by taking the entrepreneurial Red Pill

The Next Web

One of the things I found most valuable from participating in the Founder Institute was a lesson about the Golden Circle by Simon Sinek. Up until today, I consider all four a must-read for any entrepreneur or anyone looking into entrepreneurship. A perfect story from the Netherlands in my opinion: Favour.it Mind the overlap.