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30 Entrepreneur Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Our homeownership programs help people build momentum with their finances , and we hope to continue building momentum in our business for years to come! My business name „Finanzentdecker“ (Finance Explorer“) was created in front of the whiteboard in a long night full of ideas, that just weren‘t good enough. Photo Credit: Terry Kasdan.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

I bought the Rocket eBook Reader in 1999. June 19th, 2012. June 17th, 2012. June 13th, 2012. June 10th, 2012. June 5th, 2012. And what interests me is who makes the money on timing these trends. . I think I’m an innovator myself, but I know I’m not an opinion leader. Invested Interests.

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In Spite of Avatar, The Movie Business is Dead

Growthink Blog

billion dollar business this year to $5 billion by 2012, taking market share away from DVD retailers and intensifying the carriers' ambition to bid for the best (and first run) titles. Has the U.S. movie box office - traditionally the holy grail of movie industry metrics -- become increasingly irrelevant? How about Internet Video? Annual U.S.

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Venture Capital Funding and the Sexism You Can’t Quite Prove

Up and Running

“In a lot of the industries in which I ended up launching companies, there was a pre-existing profile of what a successful entrepreneur should look like—typically a young, white male with a technical, finance, or political background,” says Aguirre de Carcer. So while it feels foolish (and almost, dare I say, ungrateful?)

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs.

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How Top Venture Capitalists Create (and Sometimes Destroy) Portfolio Company Value

David Teten

Fralic was also one of the early employees and VP of Business Development at Half.com starting in 1999, and after the eBay acquisition, spent six years with eBay in a variety of entertainment, business development, and media roles. Mr. Fralic earned his BS in Finance from Villanova University and his MBA from St.

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Kernel column: Falling costs enable regional startup hubs

The Equity Kicker

In an anomalous, parallel development, the 1999-2000 bubble spawned local funds who were able to support these companies to a point, and to introduce them to their Californian counterparts. Fast forward to 2012, and we have increasingly vibrant tech ecosystems in many locations supported by increasingly competent local venture capitalists.