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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

Here is a class of investor we’ve covered before, one usually focused upon you and less upon your business case. There are other classes of equity investors for small or early stage businesses that we have not yet considered. Often grouped into formal organizations, these investors are sophisticated, helpful, and connected.

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Creating the Next Generation of US Employees. My Investment in Treehouse

Both Sides of the Table

I know readers of this post aren’t in that demo but that’s what the data says. He isn’t setting out to do it over night but with the ambition to make a difference in the world Ryan falls into the rare category of entrepreneur looking to tackle something truly monumental. I’m investing heavily in Internet video.

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What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management

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Journalists write stories that have an appeal to readers whether the accusations have merit or not. The most tempting thing for inexperienced entrepreneurs to do is to attack the press. I was recently talking with an entrepreneur who had just gotten a ton of press around his company for an interview he gave to a journalist.

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Who Should you Hire at a Startup?

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Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class. I believe that you should always hire people are are looking to “punch above their weight class,&# which means to hire people who want to be one league above where they are today. Weight Class : Let’s take sales. I’m not one of those. Your solution?

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Interview: Paige Craig, CEO BetterWorks

InfoChachkie

We help companies reward their employees with perks. 5) When I interviewed people at my past startups, I rejected them if they asked me about our dental plan, as true entrepreneurs don’t care about such pedestrian benefits. We brought in 10 – 20 people in each class. 6) Paige, why does the world need BetterWorks? . “We

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Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate

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Some data like those in the studies I mentioned above might help influence our thinking but the answer is, in the end, subjective. In my bones I’m convinced that entrepreneurs are more nature than nurture although I know both are involved. Entrepreneurs aren’t born, they’re made.&# The data in this article is at best, a stretch.

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