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This Entrepreneur Quit a $200k Job for His Startup, F**ked up His First Year But Eventually Succeeded

This is a personal startup story worth your time. Hope you find it useful. Originally shared on Medium by Rahim Madhavji, the President of KnightsbridgeFX.com, a company that helps Canadians get…

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How One Entrepreneur Built a Million Dollar Real Estate Investment Company in 10 Months

Welcome to our founder lessons series. This week we have an exclusive interview with Engelo Rumora, CEO and Founder of Ohio Cashflow. Engelo shares how his real estate investment company started and lessons learned…

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Kevin Rose Reveals His Top Advice for Founders (After 5 Startups)

Kevin Rose is the co-founder of North Technologies. He was also a general partner at Google Ventures and the founder of Digg, Milk, Revision3, and Pownce. Kevin sat down with Google Ventures to…

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The One Reason Why Grooveshark (Music streaming service) is Dead (After Nearly 10 Years)

Dear music fans, Grooveshark is no more. The music streaming service has been providing streaming services to millions of music fans for almost ten years until today. In a settlement with Universal…

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This Explains Why Secret (Anonymous Social App) is Shutting Down (After $35 million in Funding)

Secret, the anonymous sharing app will soon be shutting down. The company raised $35 million, therefore it’s unlikely that the company is out of money. One source says the company has been…

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How a University Project Became a Global Success: An Interview with STYLIGHT’s Founder

As part of out Founder Lessons series, we recently talked to fashion affiliates company, STYLIGHT. Every day STYLIGHT features a curated selection of the latest trends, fresh fashion inspiration, and new…

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As CEO, How do I Set My Salary? (Most Important Ideas for Getting it Right)

Setting salaries for management of any business (new or old) has always a tricky thing to do. Some startups openly discuss and talk about their company’s salaries and even share…

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Alex Turnbull Reveals How He Grew His Startup From Zero to $100k/month in 2 Years

This is Alex Turnbull’s account of how he and his team built Groove from zero to $100k/month in 2 years and lessons learned in the process. He originally shared these lessons on…

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How Raising Money in London Almost Killed One Startup

Here is an account of everything that went wrong when Sherman’s startup tried to raise funds in London. Written by Sherman Lee, Founder and CEO of GoodAudience. He writes: “We had planned to…

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How 5 Entrepreneurs Recovered From Failure (And Lessons You Can Learn)

Failure is not necessarily a bad thing. Your response to your failed endeavours can determine how you approach subsequent projects in the future. Failure builds strength and character. If you start…

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The Incredible Work Life of Warren Buffett (An Investment Genius)

Warren Buffet is an investment genius. He is one of the most successful investors in history. With an estimated fortune of $72 billion, Warren Buffett is one of the richest…

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Here is Why Kevin Rose’s Photo and Video Sharing App Tiiny is Shutting Down

Kevin Rose announced on Feb. 20 that he and his team at North Technologies (startup focused on creating new mobile apps) will soon shut down Tiiny, an iOS app first released in Sept.…

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These Insights From Elon Musk (Billionaire) Will Change How You Do Business

Elon Musk is an entrepreneur, engineer and an inventor. Companies Elon has started include PayPal, SolarCity, SpaceX, Tesla Motors and Zip2. He is currently the CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors and the CEO/CTO of Space…

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Two Successful Startup Mentors Reveal What The Perfect Startup Team Looks Like

What does it take to build an almost perfect startup? Behind every epic idea is a great team that know what it means to execute. You can’t achieve greatness without…

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These Are the Actionable Strategies Behind Product Hunt’s Explosive Growth

Product Hunt, is a daily leaderboard of new products. The app surfaces the best new products, every day. It began as an email list using Linkydink, a tool for creating collaborative daily email digests. Product…

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The Smartest Ways to Hire the Best Talent for Your Startup

By Chris Platts. Chris is the the founder of Talent Rocket, a new web app connecting talented people to inspiring companies. As a startup you don’t hire to fill a job, your hiring to…

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