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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

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Located at the southeastern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles suburb counts its biggest employers as the adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison; the Los Angeles industrial team for the real estate developer CBRE; the International House of Pancakes; Disney Consumer Products; DreamWorks Studios; Walt Disney Animation and Univision.

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The Misstep of Quora and The Importance of Trust Amongst Your Community

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There are some communities in which “anything goes” is the norm (think Reddit) and others where a zero tolerance approach is required (Disney). I read this story on Ivan Kirigin’s blog that shows that Quora was posting which articles you’re reading to other people without your consent. Tred this line carefully.

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Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital

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sold to Disney for $670 million and since our first investment was at < $10 million valuation we did quite well. It’s a virtue of the laws of large numbers ($100 million in ARR ) plus strong growth compounding off of large numbers plus large customers relying on our products for 7+ years or longer. Maker Studios?—?sold

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. free weekly Infochachkie articles! I am not suggesting you spurn product excellence. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. " [Tweet this quote].

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Nine Startup Tips From Michael Dell

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Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Mark Zuckerberg. According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. ." We Don't Need No Stinkin' Degrees. "As " [Tweet this quote]. Look around.

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Four Questions Entrepreneurs Should Answer Before Dropping Out Of College

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. The startup careers of Zuckerberg, Ellison, Disney, Gates, Jobs, Branson and Dell make it seem that the path to entrepreneurial success is enhanced by avoiding a college degree. I even played into this mythology with a provocative article I wrote about college dropout successes.

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Five Startup Tips From The Beatles

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Article first published as Five Business Tips From The Beatles on Technorati. Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. free weekly Infochachkie articles! This part one of a two part series; you can access part two HERE.

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