Ohio Operations Partner Venture Capital 
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Real estate has long been considered a sound investment, and has become even more popular in recent years as historical data has shown the market’s relatively low volatility.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 2, 2011
I was thrilled that what I did employed 50,000 people and did business in every state but Vermont, with international operations in China, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico. Like many successful entrepreneurs and operators at this stage, I live to work rather than work to live.
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YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 3, 2011
After OfficeMax’s first year, we’d actually grown nicely and were operating stores in Ohio, New York, and Michigan. Michael Feuer cofounded OfficeMax in 1988 starting with one store and $20,000 of his own money, a partner, and a small group of investors. Better yet, we’d done so with no real casualties and just a few wounds.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 3, 2011
This protocol not only accelerated our growth but set a management style for executives to operate in a similar know-what’s-happening fashion. It’s always a good idea to treat your team as participants and partners in whatever you’re doing… not just as people to blame when something goes wrong. Use your negatives sparingly.
online.wsj.com
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.
Gust
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Angels typically invest in companies operating in industry sectors with which they are familiar. Marketing/Sales/Partners. Sales channels, sales and marketing partners. – No partners identified. ++. Key partners in place. – Need venture capital. Competitive products are weak.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 17, 2011
It’s time for the nation’s education leaders to start operating like scrappy entrepreneurs. Michael Feuer cofounded OfficeMax in 1988 starting with one store and $20,000 of his own money, a partner, and a small group of investors. After opening initial laboratory test stores in Florida and Ohio, a national roll-out is now underway.
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