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This Immigrant Entrepreneur Launched Her Billion Dollar Empire, Despite Speaking No English

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Ida was well positioned to expand her market from upscale clients purchasing custom dresses to mass market consumers. Fast Followers Usually Beat First Movers. Ida wasn’t even the first modern-day entrepreneur to offer women brassieres. As such, it had no impact on the fashion market. Celebrity Sells.

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Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop - Initial Business Models Can Be Enticing But Limiting In The Long Run

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Many entrepreneurs encounter a similar dilemma. Thus, entrepreneurs must decide when to stop listening to the Sirens’ song of a quick buck and position their company to take advantage of long-term, sustainable business models. However, in the long run, entrepreneurs always benefit from delivering Maximum Utility for a fair price.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 3.0: Internet advertising is good. No, it’s bad. Oh wait… it IS good!

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About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Part II: Solving a. ► October (1) New Video! . What is the Rubicon Project? Startup 3.0: