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10 Overused Startup Buzzwords
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 1:34pm
If your company "pivots" to "disrupt" an industry, you need a new strategy. Oh sure, you might have heard that Company X made a billion dollars by doing that. But when the lingo of a few billionaires becomes the lingo of thousands of entrepreneurs, the overused words begin to lose their meaning...
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SMB Training: Trader's Outlook for May 21, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 8:48am
Every Monday at 8:45am, Benzinga Radio offers listeners FREE access to SMB Capital's Monday Morning Trader's Outlook, a live webinar detailing stocks and setups to watch in Monday's trading session. Click READ MORE for the link to this webinar and be sure to check back every Monday at 8:45am for...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 10:37am
Austin Powers Can't Save Your Startup
The International Man of Mystery might be popular, but he can't help entrepreneurs promote their startups. That, however, did not stop one man from trying to enlist in the help of a bare-chested Austin Powers. "It's a long story, but we were introduced to a venture capitalist by a mutual friend...
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Monday, May 14, 2012 - 9:44am
10 Things Every Startup Founder Should Know
These 10 tips could prevent your startup from facing certain doom. "You can go it alone for a while, but eventually team is everything," advises Scott Bell, CEO of the wealth management firm MyGDP. Second, Bell told Benzinga that you should "read James Altucher's How to Have a BIG Idea. And then...
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 2:16pm
Is This the Next Instagram?
Its user base more than doubled in the last 12 hours. The company has grown so fast that its co-founder and CEO, Patrick Ambron, had to update his final press release before sending it to Benzinga. "You'll see that we have now more than TRIPLED our user base, with no signs of slowing down,"...
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Credit Card MUSTS for Businesses
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 9:40pmIn various facets of the business world, I'm still often surprised to see some businesses that do accept credit cards and others that don't. As technology has progressed, we're seeing mobile swipe capability for smartphones while some businesses still don't accept credit cards at all. Just the...
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Friday, April 27, 2012 - 1:12pm
Number-One Reason Your Startup Will Fail
Think your business is destined to be the next big thing? Think again. It turns out that most entrepreneurs go into business without the right mindset -- or the right purpose. "Today, with 12% to 16% unemployment, the real rate of unemployment, everybody's out there saying, 'I can't get a job, I'...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 11:33am
Shadows of the Coming Tech Boom: Let's Get Real About Regulations
I recently suggested that a major tech boom may very well be on the horizon in the US economy -- spurred by a blend of vigorous technological development, desperation in the marketplace, and the conatus of human survival. I use the word "boom" and not "bubble" in the sense that such technological...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 12:43pm
Why Would You Build a Startup?
Some do it for the fame and fortune. Some do it to get away from the corporate world. Some do it because they don't know what else to do with their life. But when Brett Golden, the president and co-founder of The Chart Lab, set out to create something new, Chart Lab Pro, he did it because the...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 11:53am
When Startups Join Forces
What happens when a former Yahoo! VP starts a new firm and joins forces with a company that specializes in tag management? We're about to find out now that nPario, a company that aims to empower business users to drive more relevant experiences for their customers through data, has joined forces...
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