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What Are The Hallmarks of a Successful Nonprofit?

Board Effect

Patrick Rooney, a professor of economics and philanthropic studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, told the Chronicle, “Uncertainty is the enemy of investment in the capitalistic sector, but it’s also the enemy of investment in the philanthropic sector.” What makes a nonprofit and its board successful?

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

I got fired from a software sales job, started a systems integrator called MicroSolutions. I taught myself to code over seven years and wrote all kinds of applications. We reviewed the story of The Diary of Anne Frank and what she went through. Start-ups don't always interact with the government. Like, "Oh, come on.

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

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