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What Every Bitcoin Investor Should Learn From a Dictator Named “Awesome”

Austin Startup

Taking his name a little too literally, Awesome decided that he needed fiat currency like that introduced by his distant cousin Kublai in China. In the end, he was pelted with all manner of foul, medieval produce without refrigeration, and openly mocked over the irony of his increasingly worthless name. Yeah, that ended badly.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal 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, naming your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Here is what some CEOs said about how they came up with a business name. #1- Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet.

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Rethinking The Words You Should Lose For Those to Use

Duct Tape Marketing

Her new book Talking on Eggshells: Soft Skills for Hard Conversations , shows you how to speak up instead of shut down, face challenges head-on instead of running the other way, and keep your cool even when others don’t. Get your copy of Talking on Eggshells: Soft Skills for Hard Conversations Sam’s website. Like this show?

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How To Reach Millennial Clients With Digital Currency

YoungUpstarts

And while this does happen (namely with cryptocurrency), it’s an exception and not the rule. Conversely, the fees for some digital currencies are 1% and below. Over in South Korea, 100 million credit cards and 20 million bank accounts were comprised — all thanks to a single employee at the Korea Credit Bureau.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

I started as a programmer, and then a database designer, and then a project manager, and I led conversion teams. You’re two guys in a garage, two guys across campus trying to make a name for yourself. Not in Europe or South Korea. So it was from ’91 to ’94 that I programmed. It was all technical.

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Transcript of How Ultralearning Helps You Master New Skills

Duct Tape Marketing

John Jantsch: Let’s get your definition of ultralearning since that’s the name of the book. He is a learner and we’re going to find out more about what that means, but he’s also the author of a book called, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart your Competition, and Accelerate Your Career. What did you say?

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The Business Climate in China

Venture Chronicles

The electronics industry, automobiles, consumer packaged goods, and textiles are all based here (to name just a few) and their attendant supply chains have developed here as a result. I spent my time in the Dongguan area, specifically in Chang’an, Foshan, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

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