conglomerate revival
The Revival of the Conglomerate? Is there a revival of the conglomerate in the U.S. economy?
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December 16, 2016

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Lucky Iron Fish
Fighting Global Iron Deficiency, One Lucky Iron Fish at a Time Sets of three are lucky in Cambodia. But when Dr. Gavin Armstrong incorporated his company Lucky Iron Fish on 12/12/12, he wasn’t thinking much about luck. Rather, he was launching an innovative solution to one of Cambodia's biggest problems; iron deficiency.
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December 5, 2016

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Venture Capital Pitching
4 Ways To Ace Your Venture Capital Funding Pitch Ideas are a dime a dozen. It’s a harsh but true reality, especially for entrepreneurs seeking venture funding. In a world with millions of ideas, many of which are the same, why should a venture capitalist fund yours?
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October 24, 2016

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Sheila Marcelo Care.com
Care.com’s Sheila Lirio Marcelo's Advice for Entrepreneurial Women In the early 2000s, the Yellow Pages just weren’t cutting it. At least not for Sheila Lirio Marcelo, who was struggling to find care for her newborn child and her ailing father. Her struggle to find suitable care inspired her to develop a better solution for families everywhere.
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October 3, 2016

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Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor CEO
TripAdvisor's Stephen Kaufer on Shifting from Founder to CEO Stephen Kaufer has been with TripAdvisor throughout its 16-year journey from B2B vertical search engine to becoming the world’s largest travel site. Along the way, he has steered the company through pivots, sales, acquisitions and an IPO, to become an industry-leader in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving market.
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September 22, 2016

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American Field
Growing the Maker Movement at American Field For entrepreneur Mark Bollman the concept of American Made isn't a trend or passing fad. It's a movement showcasing the best in American made goods, and the entrepreneurs behind them.
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September 6, 2016

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Making the Most of a Startup Accelerator
Want to Join a Startup Accelerator? Read This First Seasoned pros share wisdom, experiences, and advice with fellow founders considering applying for a startup incubator or accelerator program.
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July 25, 2016

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Shainoor Khoja
Corporate Social Responsibility from the Bottom Up How can companies empower citizens of the world’s war-torn economies? For Shainoor Khoja, the answer includes bringing those citizens into the organization’s business model.
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May 23, 2016

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Forget Fear of Failure: 3 Ways to Take the "F" Word Out of Your Vocabulary Drop your fear of failure. In fact, Jay Markiewicz recommends removing the words “failure” or “fail” entirely from conversations about entrepreneurship.
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March 1, 2016

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Outsider app
How The Weather Company Used Data to Build the OutSider App The Weather Company's app for runners, OutSider, is the result of a hackathon that brought together meteorologists and programmers.
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November 5, 2015

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