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My story and support for the Founders Visa

K9 Ventures

More recently, Eric Ries and Dave McClure added fuel to the fire (See Eric Ries’ blog post: Support the Startup Founders Visa with a tweet) and helped kick off a campaign on @ 2Gov. I came to the United States in 1992 at the age of 17 (so there, now you know exactly how old I am!) to attend Carnegie Mellon University.

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

online.wsj.com

The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann. Opinion: Noonan: The Romney Campaign Needs a New CEO. 1992 Recommendations.

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Hubris Versus Humility: The $15 billion Difference

Steve Blank

By 1992 Research in Motion (RIM) had been in business for eight years, had 16 employees, sales of about $500,000 a year, and three or four business lines. Hundreds of millions of dollars went into marketing campaigns to create an entirely new consumer electronics category – Digital Video Recorders. Research in Motion (RIM).

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How To Get What You Want By Helping Others Get What They Want

Duct Tape Marketing

Recent, an episode featured Max Novak, the founder of Nova Cast, where he talked all about how podcast booking campaigns create value. I went pretty deeply in debt, you know, back in 19, late 1989 to about 1992 when I first discovered marketing. And you can listen to it all on your lunch break. For listeners and for brands.

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The 4 Biggest Business Mistakes of All Time (and What You Can Learn From Them)

Up and Running

Part of the problem was that the company bought into its own hype, but the bigger sin was that Pets.com’s owners—Hummer Winblad Venture Partners—ignored the fundamentals. Customers loyal to the brand began a vocal campaign to bring back their beloved Coke. New Coke was rebranded Coca-Cola II in 1992. What Went Wrong?

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Aaron Lupuloff And The Corky Kell Classic Focus On Furthering Education

YoungUpstarts

The Corky Kell Classic is a Georgia football tradition that started in Atlanta in 1992 — named after Wheeler’s former head football coach. This is why it recently partnered with the Georgia branch of the Army National Guard to allow students to see how academics, cooperation, and athleticism can all work together.

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Outraged by Executive Compensation? Put Entrepreneurs In Charge.

Seeing Both Sides

  The iconic moment of the 1991/1992 recession was then President George Bush looking bewildered at the supermarket checkout line during the 1992 “It’s the Economy, Stupid” presidential campaign. Every time there’s an economic downturn, the spotlight shines on the super-rich and their out-of-touch lifestyles.