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Beware The Consultant

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John is currently a partner at Rincon Venture Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early stage web-based businesses, and is a Co-Founder of RevUpNet , a performance-based online marketing agency. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. Guerilla Marketing Fail – What I Learned From The Austin Police. |. 2 Comments.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

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In all cases, these names were derived by the Founders, without the involvement of consultants, MBAs, focus groups, statistically valid surveys or other detriments to a startup’s ability to make quick, sound decisions. Jerry Yang and David Filo, Yahoo’s Founders, chose the name, as they considered themselves to be “Yahoos.”.When

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How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Business

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A CPA is equally important, and will help address tax considerations and preparation. Alden Mills, a former Navy SEAL, Founder of Perfect Fitness and author of the book, Be Unstoppable, The 8 Essential Actions to Succeed at Anything , is the perfect person to turn to if you need a whole lot of motivation (and a wake-up call).