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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Instead of offering better products or better service at lower prices, rent seekers hire lawyers and lobbyists to influence politicians and regulators to pass laws, write regulations and collect taxes that block competition. Lessons Learned.

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27 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. Coming up with our business name, Stellar Villa, was quite a process. This allowed us to knock a few more names off the list.

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

Lopez and his family were living in a plastic tent in Barrio Nelson Mandela, Colombia, with $300 to his name. In two years she has hired eight full-time employees, secured lucrative government contracts, and is able to support seven households besides her own in Amman. Marcelino Lopez, Colombia.

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Founder Interview: RedMane Technology’s Tony Lakier

The Startup Magazine

We hire the right people and provide an environment where they can flourish. The State of Louisiana was our first major win. In 2000, Louisiana gave our five-person company (at that time) a multimillion-dollar contract to implement a mission-critical system. Louisiana is still a client and great reference for RedMane today!

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Strangling Innovation: Tesla versus “Rent Seekers”

Steve Blank

These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Instead of offering better products or better service at lower prices, rent seekers hire lawyers and lobbyists to influence politicians and regulators to pass laws, write regulations and collect taxes that block competition. Lessons Learned.

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My 2020 Vision for Graduates: How to be Optimistic in Terrible Times

Reid Hoffman

My generation, dubbed Generation X after a popular novel of the same name , was typically characterized as being aimless and cynical, prematurely embittered by dead-end jobs, the generally awful state of the world, and an overall sense of cultural exhaustion. The world was also in the midst of the AIDS epidemic. Who flourishes?