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Want To Trip Out? This Entrepreneur Can Hook You Up

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After finishing Mr. Thompson''s jaded take on the travel industry, I wondered if there was a travel company that bucked his stereotypes and properly balanced making bold destinations accessible while respecting the unspoiled resources and culture that made the locales interesting in the first place. How have you made it work?

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5 (More) Battle-Tested Business Tips From Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos

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Let Your Competitors Chase The Quick Buck. As I discuss in Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop , there are situations in which a startup can generate profitable, near-term revenue that does not support, and may even undermine, its long-term strategy. it was instantly broadcast to its competitors.

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Interview with Ian Chen, Co-founder and CEO, Discotech

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Ian talked to us about the rewards and challenges of being an entrepreneur, plus how important it is to manage lifetime value (LTV) of a customer versus customer acquisition cost (CAC) in making a successful company. (We I'm definitely happier as an entrepreneur, which is why I made the leap. What is Discotech?

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Ten Startup Tips From Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos

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As discussed in Hiring Entrepreneurs, the impact of each new hire during your startup’s early days is tremendous. As noted in Optimistically Pessimistic , successful entrepreneurs are indifferent as to the specific tactics they must employ to accomplish their fervently held strategic objectives. Don’t Chase The Quick Buck.

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Interview with Bong Koh, LifeCrowd

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Also, we've got a few entrepreneurs, including Kevin Chou, who is at Kabam up north, and has raised $150M in funding, and Alex Bard, who was at Goowy, which he sold to AOL. One thing I first time entrepreneurs don't place enough emphasis on is relationship building with potential investors, and doing a deep dive the other way.

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Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of the Half Year

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Jeff Buchanan goes deep with a special series on doctors-turned-entrepreneurs in health IT and other medical technologies. Jeff Engel maps out New England’s cluster of cybersecurity companies—one of the region’s strengths (and a rich source of acquisition targets). GM Bets Big Bucks on Cruise Automation and a Driverless Future.

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Small Ideas, Big Benefits

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Entrepreneurs create opportunities by creating ripples, and mini-ventures are great ripple creators. I am not suggesting that you become a sidewalk huckster, just that you begin to open your mind to all the legal ways you can slip your hand into peoples’ pockets and purses and pull out a few bucks. From Small to Tall.

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