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

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

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Lopez and his family were living in a plastic tent in Barrio Nelson Mandela, Colombia, with $300 to his name. SHARE Micro Finance Limited, India. After five years of being turned down by lenders, she approached the Kenya Women Finance Trust for a $680 loan. Marcelino Lopez, Colombia.

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. The banks lobbied regulators in Louisiana , New York , California, and Idaho and soon they were issuing injunctions forcing PayPal to delay their IPO. Yet this is where startups will run into anti-innovation opponents they may not expect.

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How To Prepare Your Business For Black Friday

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This will help you determine your inventory, workforce, payroll, equipment and marketing needs, to name a few. Carla is a graduate of Louisiana State University and has more than 12 years of professional experience in the equipment financing industry. Black Friday Pricing Strategies.

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. The banks lobbied regulators in Louisiana , New York , California, and Idaho and soon they were issuing injunctions forcing PayPal to delay their IPO. Yet this is where startups will run into anti-innovation opponents they may not expect.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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The 10 Best Side Businesses to Fund Your Startup (Plus One Unexpected Suggestion)

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million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz, CrunchFund, Spark Capital and Chicago Ventures, and has been named one of the Top 5 Silicon Beach Startups to Watch by Entrepreneur. Louis Ashner, founder of NoPass, drove for Uber as a way to help fund his startup while finishing his degree at Louisiana State University.