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How to Get Funding from Billionaire Investor Mark Cuban and Other Stories

Up and Running

How a now-famous web company got funded by Mark Cuban. Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie. But, before they were big names, they were simply a team that needed additional money urgently to pay their website development firm. Turn to your state.

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How To Turn An Email Subscriber Into A Loyal, Paying Customer

Duct Tape Marketing

Nurturing your subscribers to make a sale. You’ve probably heard of the ‘ sales funnel ’. In other words, you have to actively push them up to the sale – every step of the way – rather than simply letting them fall. The first step to securing a sale is building a trustworthy relationship. The welcome series.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

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The Rise of Conscious Capitalism: I’ve been involved with social entrepreneurship for years through my involvement with organizations such as Echoing Green and the Unreasonable Institute , and this is the year that I saw massive growth and interest in the sector from the mainstream. And Beyond….

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I began organizing in-person professional development events for this community, and then clients began asking me for help finding the right consultant for a project. Photo Credit: Sheryl Green. Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3- Thanks to Will Bachman, Umbrex ! #2- 2- Was laid off from a job.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Since founding my business in 1981 as a typing and editing service, I’ve operated under many names/websites. Currently, as a profitability consultant for green and social entrepreneurship businesses, I show businesses how they can go beyond mere sustainability (keeping things the same) to regenerativity (making things better).

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project?

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

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Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Non-Technical Co-Founders Co-Founders Technical Co-founders Finding Co-Founders Startups & "How Important Are Ideas?" " Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea.