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How to Create Content That Stands Out and Gets Results

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He is the CEO and co-founder of CoSchedule , the web’s most popular marketing calendar and the fastest growing startup in North Dakota. In 2016, CoSchedule was named one of the top five startups in Tech. He’s been featured on sites like Entrepreneur, Forbes, Social Media Examiner, and Content Marketing Institute.

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Startup PR: A Journalist’s Advice for Seed-Stage Companies Seeking Press Coverage

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But if an entrepreneur is entirely flat-footed without any media connections or huge numbers just yet, how should they approach a journalist with their story? I know that sounds a bit odd, but the first question I always ask people — entrepreneurs, especially — is, “Why?” Lauren Landry: Like a human.

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What is an L3C?

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In recent years, socially-minded entrepreneurs have begun testing a new type of business entity: the L3C, or Low Profit Limited Liability Corporation. Namely, that the investment is made to accomplish a charitable goal ( not to earn money for the foundation) and that it isn’t made to work a political agenda. What is a PRI?

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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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. My wife and I were driving home from North Dakota trying to think about a cool new name for our mattress company.

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

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NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. COMPANY AOL COMPANY|AOL.