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George Powell – Doing Well By Having Fun

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John Greathouse: You pulled out your old college skateboard in the early 1970’s when your son wanted one. Greathouse: What was the turning point, from making a wheels by hand in your kitchen to creating a business? In order to try your ideas in the real market place. After speaking with Mr. Powell, it was clear he fit the bill.

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Confessions Of A VC: Crap – Why I Passed On Uber’s Seed Round

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A VC has done their job when their funds include enough great companies to generate an industry-leading outcome. Thus, while it is painful for a great investment to pass you by, the pain is wistful, not acute. i thought it was a great idea given how crappy cabs are and it seems to be getting traction.

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Want To Live Life With No Regrets? Follow These 43 Life Lessons

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Mr. Brown''s advice will help you to, "live a good, honorable life which you can enjoy a second time when you are old.". Believe in love at first sight - be open to instant infatuation with respect to both people and business ideas. Great love and great achievements involve great risk - nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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Guerilla Marketing Fail – What I Learned From The Austin Police

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Acrobatic ninjas, the Austin Police and several livid tradeshow executives – a perfect recipe for a reality television show, but not a great combination for Seth Epstein’s startup, Social Stay. You can watch my interview with Seth below or on YouTube here: [link]. To hear Seth verbally describe this enlightening story, watch the video.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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Some channels will be expensive but highly scalable, such as direct response radio, while others will be less expensive, but more difficult to scale, such as search and affiliates. In addition, you must consider your customers’ lifetime value by channel , as there can be a great deal of variance between various clusters of customers.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

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Some first-time entrepreneurs mistakenly believe that they are not entrepreneurs because they have never invented anything nor have they come up with a novel idea upon which a company could be built. None of the ventures that I have been involved in have been my idea, nor have I ever invented anything. The Past Is Prologue.