Archives for: August 2009, 08

Internet Start-Ups Diversify

by Motivation Now on August 8th, 2009
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If at first you don't succeed, try again -- and if you are an Internet company, do it quickly.Slide Inc. is learning this lesson well. The San Francisco-based company, which was started by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin and has raised a total of about $75… more »

5 Branding Myths Debunked

by Business Evangelist on August 8th, 2009
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Don't get tripped up by these common misconceptions.Read More... [Source: Entrepreneur.com: Sales and Marketing ] more »

Best in Show: Nike's Scrappy Trash Talk Shoes

by Motivation Now on August 8th, 2009
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The eco-friendly athletic shoe is made from scraps of leather and synthetic materials and attached to a recycled rubber soleRead More... [Source: BusinessWeek.com -- Innovation & Design] more »

Going Global: Businesses Earn More by Exporting

by Captain of the Enterprise on August 8th, 2009
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Small businesses often shy away from entering foreign markets. Big mistake. New technology makes many old barriers less onerous.Read More... [Source: WSJ.com: Small Business Link] more »

Zappos: Our VCs Didn't Screw Us

by Plastic Surgeon on August 8th, 2009
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Did the VCs Steamroll Zappos? In a word, no. $900 million dollars is not chump change, even for a company as successful as Zappos. But that's not stopping a number of blogs, including Fast Company and .NET, from putting forth a theory that Sequoia Capita… more »

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