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Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, according to the latest Index of Startup Activity by the Kauffman Foundation and recent press reports , these Baby Boomers are actually driving a new entrepreneurship boom. With longer life expectancies and greater health in later life, older generations are moving to start new firms -- and mentor young entrepreneurs.

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The Demographics Of New Venture Founders Are Changing

Startup Professionals Musings

Partially due to the pandemic, but also due to longer, healthier lives and changes in job tenure, Boomers are now expected to stay in the labor force longer, and according to projections , could actually dominate the labor market by 2024.

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We Want You!…To Succeed! TechZulu & Gadget Review Partner with Microsoft

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We’ve always been huge advocates of startups. So it brings not only TechZulu, but also Gadget Review great pleasure to announce a partnership with Microsoft. In the coming weeks we will begin to search out qualified startups who can take advantage of what Microsoft has to offer. Startups who are…. Is that you?

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Encore Entrepreneur Is The New Baby Boomer Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, according to the most recent Index of Startup Activity by the Kauffman Foundation and recent SBA reports , these Baby Boomers are actually driving a new entrepreneurship boom. With longer life expectancies and greater health in later life, older generations are moving to start new firms -- and mentor young entrepreneurs.

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Do Not Obsess On Names – Obsess On Delivering Awesome Customer Value

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To illustrate the extent to which a company’s name is largely irrelevant to its ultimate success, let’s examine the genesis of six successful technology companies’ names. eBay – Derived from Founder Pierre Omidyar’s consulting company, Echo Bay Technology Group. Some of my favorites are listed HERE. substituting "Gre8" for "great").

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Test Your Aptitude for Business Internet Jargon

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have heard the lingo, but most of these are not in your startup business plan, you are already in jeopardy as an entrepreneur: Blogging. Wikipedia started this, but it is also used for technical support, software, and product reviews. A blog is basically a journal (“web log”) that is published on the web.

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Changing The Business Of Media Through Online Video, With Cenk Uygur

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We caught up with Uygur--who has had his own show on Sirius Satellite Radio, hosted MSNBC Live, and currently has his own show on Current TV--to learn more about The Young Turks, his online efforts, and his views on how media is shifting to the Internet. How did online figure into your plans when you started The Young Turks?

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