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Make It Work- the real story

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Entrepreneurs are inundated with success stories, but far less is written about ventures that do not succeed. The real story behind Make It Work’s demise isn’t exciting. Make It Work was an amazing company. As Make It Work’s co-founder and CEO, I take responsibility. I was wrong.

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6 Hiring Lessons from Vince Lombardi

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The following guest post is from Dan Monarko, Online Marketing Manager at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Commitment .

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Brad Feld: Secrets To A Successful Startup Life (Hint – Creating Wealth Ain’t Everything)

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In their new book Startup Life , serial entrepreneur and venture investor Brad Feld, along with his wife Amy Batchelor, describe what has, and has not, worked for them during their 22-year relationship. According to Brad, “We also worked hard to make sure it wasn''t two things. You can watch our 10-minute discussion below.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

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John Lusk, along with his Co-Author Kyle Harrison, leveraged their humble company''s newsletter into The MouseDriver Chronicles , a New York Times bestselling book. The company''s newsletter was initially created to share their entrepreneurial journey with their family and friends. (an an email) to about 35 people.

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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

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Visuals - Given the limited space, use images, graphs, charts and photos to tell your story; team pictures, logos, etc. Real World Executive Summary Template. The Company. SOLUTION: why your venture will not only assuage the pain, but will also make a ton of money for your investors in the process.

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Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life – The New Measure Of Wealth

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As I got to know Tige, I became intrigued with his story. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service.

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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

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Although the exact sequence of events is a bit unclear, it appears that Hacker News user "lukethomas"(who is unaffiliated with Divshot) was prompted to create the Hacker News post after reading a tweet about the initiation of the company's private beta. According to Michael, the Hacker News exposure was completely unplanned.

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