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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

We talked about how the metaphor for finding information might be changing and why large companies such as HP and Microsoft are betting so big on this industry. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, This information isn’t hard to find. ’ Our Net Income will be $40 million.&#. .’ ’ Our Net Income will be $40 million.&#. 66% Net Operating Margins? People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product.

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A Founder’s First Key Decision Is The Business Name

Startup Professionals Musings

Quirky words (Yahoo, Google, Fogdog) or trademark-proof names concocted from scratch (Novartis, Aventis, Lycos) are a big risk. Try to adopt a business name that provides some information about what your business does. These days, it even helps if the name can easily be turned into a verb, like Google me. Make some sense. Give a clue.

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10 Criteria for a Memorable Name for Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Quirky words (Yahoo, Google, Fogdog) or trademark-proof names concocted from scratch (Novartis, Aventis, Lycos) are a big risk. Try to adopt a business name that provides some information about what your business does. These days, it even helps if the name can easily be turned into a verb, like Google me. Make some sense. Give a clue.

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10 Rules For Picking a Company Name That Sticks

Startup Professionals Musings

Quirky words (Yahoo, Google, Fogdog) or trademark-proof names concocted from scratch (Novartis, Aventis, Lycos) are a big risk. Try to adopt a business name that provides some information about what your business does. These days, it even helps if the name can easily be turned into a verb, like Google me. Make some sense. Give a clue.

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Ten Keys to a Killer Name for Your Company

Startup Professionals Musings

Quirky words (Yahoo, Google, Fogdog) or trademark-proof names concocted from scratch (Novartis, Aventis, Lycos) are a big risk. Try to adopt a business name that provides some information about what your business does. These days, it even helps if the name can easily be turned into a verb, like Google me. Make some sense. Give a clue.

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Is it a Good Idea to Have Ads in Tweets?

Both Sides of the Table

Banner or AdSense style ads placed either at the top of the page or down the right hand side (often called a skyscraper) would only net Twitter money for users that log into Twitter.com. Advertising is also what allows you to watch Hulu for free, use Yahoo! Google’s AdSense) or some other form of ad.

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