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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

This is going to be BIG.

You know, because sometimes startups just simply don't make it [shrug] but you gotta watch out for those financial hucksters who are looking to take your money and run off to kick it in Fiji. For new fund creation, you essentially have to already be tied into existing networks of capital. tanning salon/seed fund combo.

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[Review] Rubies In The Orchard

YoungUpstarts

Serial entrepreneur and billionaire Lynda Resnick’s book “ Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business ” provides a fascinating glimpse into the marketing strategies behind brands like POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Teleflora and the Franklin Mint. image source ).

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12 Questions: Meet Vinay and Asha (India)

crowdSPRING Blog

We have traveled around the world, working in places as far and diverse as Fiji Islands and Dubai, not to mention all the cities across India. We are both writers from the day we left college, and have worked with top 10 ad agency networks. We’re very proud to feature Vinay and Asha (crowdSPRING username: Knifeonbutter ) today.

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Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I’ve either gone straight to the forums and asked, or certainly within my network. So that’s your existing network. Yaro: Yeah, as you saw on the slides I went to Fiji, Hawaii, America, Canada, Europe, down to Dubai, Singapore, and back home over eight months. That’s why I said experience this first before doing big deals.