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Shutup And Sell: Entrepreneurs Shouldn’t Discuss Religion, Politics Or Sex(ual Orientation)

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In particular, the Chick-fil-A Monday counter-protest resulted in a one-day sales record for the franchise. The company paid the price for this rash decision, as its second quarter sales were down, causing the company's stock price to drop 15% in a single day. However, the long-term impact of the controversy is unclear. million units.

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Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. Otis Chandler built Goodreads in 2006 because he believed in social networking and wanted to see what his friends were reading. Matt McKinney is the Founder of TiesForCharity.com, a trendy tie company that donates a percentage of each tie sale to unique charities. Subscribe to RSS.

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The first 6 steps to homegrowing basic startup analytics | Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen

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Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. It is leads you need to make sales in B2B. December 2006 (17). Lijit Search.

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In 2006, Steven Dietz, a partner at my firm, GRP Partners, had given me $500,000 in a seed in convertible debt when I started my second company, Koral. maybe I own 20% of the company) or $5 million at a $20 million post (I own 25%) shouldn’t I block that sale of a company a cheap price? GRP Partners had also funded my first company.