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Bending over: How to sell to large companies

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Consumers rarely read software license agreements. Some terms that you may be asked for: "If you go out of business, we get all of your source code." Source code escrow services will hold on to your source code for a fee (hint: get the buyer to pay). But the rates are high for a reason. Legal Issues. I hope not.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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. We chose the name Island because we want to encourage our consumers to kick back and take in the simple joy cannabis brings. 1- From our daughter.

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Never say “no,” but rarely say “yes.”

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

As a maven of the Macintosh API and still willing to admit it, I landed lots of small contracting jobs fixing up code that other developers wouldn’t touch. These are folks with big requirements — tens of millions of monthly page-views, traffic spikes, custom code, perfect up-time, and 24/7 support.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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. 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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How a startup should leverage a personal assistant

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. More than two years ago, my business partner and I discussed launching a hosted version of our ASP.NET invoicing software, DotNetInvoice. Introduction. Agile Development, meet Agile Business.

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The Right Startup Advisory Board Has A Big Payback

Startup Professionals Musings

These should all be people who bring credibility and value to your company just by their very association with your company name. For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice.

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A Startup Advisory Board Dream Team is Priceless

Startup Professionals Musings

These should all be people who bring credibility and value to your company just by their very association with your company name. For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice.