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Taking Other People’s Money Changes Your Life

Startup Professionals Musings

And that they don’t set your co-founders or key employees against you in meetings. Remember what happened to the alleged co-founders when Peter Thiel came in? Well, some of the people who considered themselves co-founders suddenly found out they weren’t! Some of those will be outside the company.

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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. This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. Photo Credit: Brian David Crane.

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17 Entrepreneurs Celebrate Summer Business Accomplishments

Hearpreneur

While this is an impressive milestone for our team, this new chapter has proved to be an exhilarating challenge as we’ve also maintained the success of our Phoenix firm throughout the summer. We managed to sign up over 50 professional mover partners, grew from five to 10 people, and expanded our business beyond Boston.

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5 Ways Tennis Prepared Me for Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

started because the company founder was upset after he struggled to find new content for his daughter to watch on YouTube. Leading a company as a solo founder is a similar experience. I recently spoke with the founders of InfluenceLogic , a Phoenix-based software company. Online video service Pluto.TV A Winning Mentality.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. Things are no different where I live in the Phoenix Metro Market. With KOYA, you can easily treat your co-worker to a class at their favorite yoga studio in New York or surprise your partner with a personal message at the park where you first met.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

5-My co-founders’ wife came up with it. As much as I would like to take credit for the name it was my co-founders’ wife that thought of it. 9- My partner screamed it out. My partner and I were in college on Long Island and that’s also where we grew up. performance. Photo Credit: Derin Oyekan.

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Transcript of Marrying Content with the Customer Journey

Duct Tape Marketing

This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. He is the founder and CEO of Vertical Measures. He lived in Nashville at the time, I lived in Phoenix. Transcript of Marrying Content with the Customer Journey written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing.