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6 Things to Consider Before Entering a Market

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They were making multiple phone calls and dealing with hundreds of emails. For example, the farm and ranch real estate market in Montana is composed of a few large firms and hundreds of mom and pop shops, so it is very fragmented. It was complicated dealing with so many vendors.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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For nearly 15 years I had analytical, numbers-driven jobs in finance and banking, working for some of the world’s largest banks. And being from Montana, I also wanted a belt that could transition to all of my active lifestyle endeavors. Thanks to Ostap Bosak, Royal Fur ! #17 17 – To Use the Other Side of My Brain.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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20 Business Laws Every Entrepreneur Should Know in 2015

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In all states except Montana, there is an at-will work law in place. Did you know there is an email law? The CAN-SPAM Act regulates commercial emails. In addition, you must tell recipients where you’re located and give them an easy way to opt-out of your email messages. Finance law. At-Will work doctrine.

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Blitzscaling Beyond Startups

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Google felt that they had to launch Google+ to respond to the threat of Facebook, while Google Wave was an attempt to attack Microsoft’s email franchise. This tends to happen more in the world of finance — think of the farsighted investors from “The Big Short” who bet against the subprime mortgage market.

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