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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they came up with their business name. #1- 1- Suggestive and evocative name.

Naming 101
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The Future of America’s Innovation Economy- Progress and Challenges at the USPTO

David Teten

It has funding, change in fees to make them more rational, movement to make US into compliance with global patent standards (get rid of best mode , and move to ‘first to file’). If we move us to global standards that creates more jobs. laughter) Kappos: The current fees ($10-$15K) are way below our real cost ($30-$40K).

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

Instead, the global pandemic has turned 2020 into its most harrowing year. You become a global company. If you're in the travel business, a global pandemic is an existential threat. And it was amazing how global travel was halted. Airbnb- Eric Ries : Airbnb was founded during a global recession. What if it works?

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Damaged Pure Michigan Brand Impedes Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

That damage to the impression and key message of the state will cost the good state of Michigan for years to come. Outside of Detroit and a few other urban pockets in the state, it is hard to go anywhere that isn’t scenic. This is the message that is being sent to the global marketplace right now. Look at Tylenol.

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

Will the Bay Area’s cost structure compress the precious runway these newco’s have? Of the 23 funds listed here, 13 are in the Bay Area, 3 in NYC, 3 in Boston, 2 in LA, and one each in Detroit, Seattle, Toronto, Waterloo, Indianapolis, and Fargo, North Dakota. Global and Local.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

The parallels to the music industry are too obvious even though the industry players, the medium and the cost structures are different. I can’t say his name yet because he hasn’t announced funding. The last big recession was in the early 90′s where IT and globalization were in their infancy in terms of impact.

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