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Exploring A Brave New World Of Domain Names, With Rightside

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To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve Banfield: What will become Rightside has been part of Demand Media. READ MORE>>.

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7 Advantages That Local Small Business Owners Enjoy

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Once you accept equity investor money, or go public with stockholders, you won’t believe the things they demand, and the legal rules you have follow. Most lifestyle business owners are proud to be recognized as leaders in the local business, education, and civic organizations. Personal income is related to operations versus equity.

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Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

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You also ran the risk that if you hired employees quickly and then demand wasn’t as strong as expected it was incredibility hard to fire people. After all, if people feel more of a safety net for trying and not succeeding more people are bound to try in the first place and more innovation is almost inevitable.

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If Your Passion Is Saving The Environment, Start Here

Startup Professionals Musings

Al Gore, by just talking about it, still seems to be leading the way in monetization, having amassed an estimated net worth reported recently as around $300 million. Another approach is simply repurposing used items, or simply passing them down to less demanding users, like the ecoATM story with used cell phones, tablets and MP3 players.

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Public Company Executives Rarely Adapt To A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

At a small company, if you''re constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.”

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7 Failures of Corporate Executives as Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.”

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7 Reasons Big-Company Executives Fail in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.”

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