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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 1- Name to signify the beginning of an end. 3- My name and the work we do. So, I kept it simple: my name and the work we do: Brill Media.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. My company name is 3 Leaf Tea. The name is from when tea leaves get picked there’s often one two or three leaves and a bud.

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Know Your Goal And Know Your Role: Connecting The Dots To Success

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Danielle Tate is a name change expert, on-camera personality, writer, author of a top rated Google newlywed blog and a bridal magazine contributor. Advice For The Young At Heart Danielle Tate Entrepreneurship success women women entrepreneurs women power'

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[Interview] Imaginary Friends Studios (Is More Real Than You Think)

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I may be better known by my fans and the creative industry as “kunkka” ( a name I have plucked out of the depths of my mind without rhyme or reason). That was 2005, and I have been with IFS ever since, growing the company and doing the things that I love, namely illustrating and designing cool concepts for the games industry.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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If a VC fund you’re talking to raised a fund in 2005 or early and hasn’t yet raised a new fund they certainly will be thinking about it and trying to figure out how and when to raise a fund. We also took one of our large portfolio companies, Ulta, public.

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19 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Kumo is a Japanese term for spider and was previously the name of an early Microsoft search engine that eventually evolved to become Bing.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. They chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. and Half.com.