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“WHAT WAS ALL THIS VIDEO???” Five Questions with Magic & Loss Author Virginia Heffernan

Hunter Walker

Oh I was so intimidated to meet Virginia Heffernan for the first time. Virginia recently wrote Magic and Loss , an amazing and well-received book about the Internet as art. She doesn’t play Wii games so much as make new avatars and give them new names. In a manner which was academically-informed but not stuffy.

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The “Grow or Die” Lie: Why Everything You Think You Know About Business Growth Is Wrong

YoungUpstarts

Hess is author of ” Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Entrepreneurial Businesses “ He is professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. He is the author of ten books, over 60 cases, and over 60 articles. magazine.

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Smooth-Stone Changes Name to Calxeda; Adds Hires

Austin Startup

The new name, Calxeda , pronounced “Cal-zeh-dah,” is a derivative of the Latin for “Smooth-Stone.” Calxeda has also moved into a new corporate headquarters in Austin, space that enables its expansion plans, and has launched a new website to accompany the new company naming. Naval Nuclear Power Program.

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“WHAT WAS ALL THIS VIDEO???” Five Questions with Magic & Loss Author Virginia Heffernan

Hunter Walker

Oh I was so intimidated to meet Virginia Heffernan for the first time. Virginia recently wrote Magic and Loss , an amazing and well-received book about the Internet as art. She doesn’t play Wii games so much as make new avatars and give them new names. In a manner which was academically-informed but not stuffy.

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The Top Nine Challenges Of Growing an Entrepreneurial Business And How To Tackle Them

YoungUpstarts

Hess is author of &# Growing an Entrepreneurial Business &# and is a professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. His book “ Smart Growth: Building an Enduring Business &# was named a 2010 Top 25 Business Book for Business Owners by Inc.

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35 Entrepreneurs Explain 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, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I then ran a crowdsourced contest on crowdSpring to come up with ideas for the name. CrownTV is a spinoff of that name.

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Eight Ways To Fight Entrepreneurial Fires And Constantly Improve In The Process

YoungUpstarts

Hess is author of “ Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Entrepreneurial Businesses “ He is professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia. He is the author of ten books, over 60 cases, and over 60 articles. magazine.