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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

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Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. I’m writing this post to make sure you’re all on that same playing field. I’m writing this post to make sure you’re all on that same playing field. People throw them around at cocktail parties.

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The Future of Couponing | How Social-Local-Mobile has Changed the Game

Tech Zulu Event

The industry had seen unprecedented growth in the past decade due to a combination of factors, one of which was the United States’ economic recession. Statistics from 2008 show that digital couponing has rapidly grown but has yet to outpace paper coupons. At that time, digital accounted for “less than 1/10 of all coupons distributed.”

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Entrepreneurship Is A Compulsion, Not A Choice

InfoChachkie

One of the most repeated statistics trumpeted by the popular press is that “Four out of five businesses fail”. When sole proprietorships are removed from the statistics, the success rate of startups improves even further. Keep your write-ups to a single page. In your startup, you control your destiny.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

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The professor plotted data and showed us statistically that most people buy stocks when they are booming (e.g. High burn-rates fueled by over investment – One of the most damning things that happened to the start-up markets in 97-00 and 05-08 was the overfunding of technology companies. overvalued) and sell when the fall precipitously.

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Please go see “Waiting for Superman.” Here’s Why:

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It has long been believed that people from lower-income neighborhoods can’t learn as well as middle & upper class ones due to environment issues such as problems at home and trouble in the neighborhood. Lawrence) both helped me master the rules of writing and tap into my creativity. and villan of the film.

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