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THQ Seeks Buyer As Sales Slip

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Agoura Hills-based videogame maker THQ is looking for a buyer, after reporting less-than-stellar results on Monday afternoon. The announcement came as the firm announced net sales of $107.4M The firm also reported a net loss of $21.0M. in revenues. READ MORE>>.

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USC: $380M Raised In Last 3 Years By USC Spinouts

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If Your Passion Is Saving The Environment, Start Here

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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. Find alternate components for limited natural resources. The ideas are endless, but we need more smart entrepreneurs to implement them. But it all starts with you.

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Public Company Executives Rarely Adapt To A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Establishing and wielding influence may help you move resources in your direction in a large business. Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. These instincts kill you in a small company, where requiring more resources is a negative. Never cover your a$$.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

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If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. Online advertising platform for local businesses; ReachLocal reported over $203 million in revenue for 2009, compared to around $146 million in 2008. Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66 million loss in 2008.

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7 Failures of Corporate Executives as Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Establishing and wielding influence may help you move resources in your direction in a large business. Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. These instincts kill you in a small company, where requiring more resources is a negative. Never cover your a$$.

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7 Reasons Big-Company Executives Fail in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Establishing and wielding influence may help you move resources in your direction in a large business. Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. These instincts kill you in a small company, where requiring more resources is a negative. Never cover your a$$.

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