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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Naming a Business. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. But that hasnt deterred outfits like Arizona Bay.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

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. I came up with my business name Aging Youthful when the network marketing company I am involved with came out with a product for youthful aging.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. But as I look at the GRP Partners returns we’ve made a lot of money investing in companies in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Arizona and Seattle. It is possible and he’s showing people that.

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3 Tech Solutions That Make An Entrepreneur’s Day More Manageable

YoungUpstarts

When you’re starting a business, focus is the name of the game. Bob La Loggia is the founder and CEO of AppointmentPlus , a fast-growing SaaS business based in Scottsdale, Arizona. by Bob La Loggia, founder and CEO of AppointmentPlus. Every entrepreneur knows this — at least in theory.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Mr. Lindzon received an MBA at Arizona State University and an MIM from The American Graduate School of International Management. He was named among the World’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT Technology Review and received the TR100 award in 2002. and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).

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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

YoungUpstarts

Back in early 2003, a Dane named Janus Friis and a Swede named Niklas Zennström had an idea for a software application, and founded a business with the help of three Estonian software developers. They set about registering an internet domain name and preparing for the release of a Beta version of their app later that year.

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Multichannel Analytics: Tracking Offline Conversions. 7 Best Practices, Bonus Tips

Occam's Razor

While you might be doing great in terms of direct revenue impact of your website, pause and consider what in God's name is happening to that other 98.3% "unconverted" traffic on your site? Name, a unique persistent customer id (Geek ID), the keyword the person came on and their underwear size. Well just assume. :).

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