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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant

Steve Blank

Today, if you look around the United States it’s hard to avoid Sloan. If you’re following Tesla, you might be interested to know that Sloan wasn’t the founder of GM. Where are the charitable foundations, business schools, and hospitals named after the founder of GM? There’s the Alfred P. What happened to him?

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These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

A popular approach these days seems to be for founders to regale investors early with a pitch touting the newest “million-dollar idea.” The name and the type have to fit, or expensive rework will be required later. In the United States, this is a limited liability corporation, or LLC.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. Starbucks, which is now a common coffee hangout place all over the United States, has an interesting owner.

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3 Ways Technology Is Changing Small Business Lending

YoungUpstarts

In 1994 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said, “retail banks are dinosaurs, they can be bypassed,” in a Newsweek interview. These include making deposits, transferring funds, paying bills and managing stock portfolios. by Jake Dacillo, Marketing Director, Balboa Capital. Small Business Loan Overview.

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Out of the Crisis #26: Brian Armstrong of Coinbase on cryptocurrency, being mission-oriented, and institution building

Startup Lessons Learned

Just before the IPO, I had a far-reaching conversation with co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong as he approached this major milestone for the company he co-founded back in 2012. Brian Armstrong : My name is Brian Armstrong. I'm the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase. Here's my conversation with Brian Armstrong.

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The Biggest Business Fails of 2014 and How to Avoid Them

Up and Running

“I doubt that you consulted the Navajo Nation about using their tribal name on sophisticated items such as the ‘Navajo Hipster Panty,''” wrote Navajo Nation member Sasha Houston Brown. It can’t come as a surprise that they are currently seeing low numbers, with stock down seventeen percent since the start of the year.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 20: Nayeem Hussain and Will Zell

Steve Blank

Funding challenges and other issues founders face in the early days of starting up were the focus of interviews with the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern). Will Zell , co-founder and CEO of Nikola Labs wireless power company.