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United Sample Raises $3M

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Los Angeles-based United Sample, which operates online survey and sampling services for the market research industry, announced today that it has raised $3M in a Series B funding round. United Sample said that Dana Settle of Greycroft will join the firm's board along with the funding. READ MORE>>.

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Factual Data On Popular New Venture Success Timelines

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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The Average Startup Overnight Success Takes Six Years

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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How Long Should It Take For a Startup to Succeed?

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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Can You Beat Amazon In The Race To Overnight Success?

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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Every Entrepreneur Dreams of an Overnight Success

Startup Professionals Musings

I was reading an article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. In 2005, Facebook still showed a yearly net loss of $3.63

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Interview with Jerry Fitch, Teridian Semiconductor

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Last week, Irvine-based Teridian Semiconductor (www.teridiansemiconductor.com), a developer of semiconductors for the electric metering and electricity measurement market, was acquired by Maxim Semiconductor. Jerry Fitch: The business management team at Golden Gate Capital bought Teridian in 2005.

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