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"Which entrepreneurs have made $20mill+ in under a decade with a balanced lifestyle (no more than 50hrs work/wk)?
Do you think it’s possible to do it all? Myself and entrepreneur Martin Bjergegaard are making it our mission to find this out in hopes of writing a book outlining the lessons of our findings. We are ...
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Is capitalism really evil? How is your startup measuring success and promoting the common good? [closed]
Went to see (and enjoyed) the movie Avatar. I've been thinking about how the conventional wisdom says capitalists are evil, greedy, self serving, and a danger to the common good. The very real cost of ...
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What would you do different if your startup was launching today?
With some new opportunities in front of me, I been pondering what I'd do differently from my last startup a little over 12 years ago.
If you've founded a successful business, what would you do more ...
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How do newcomers (startups) manage to surpass established companies?
Older company (generally?) have:
more resources
hire better talent (not sure about this though)
are already popular - market share
(guess more stuff can be added here that goes in favor of older ...
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Examples of companies that made it big without outside investment?
We all know the legendary companies that became huge as a result of investors (both angels & VCs) but are there good examples of successful companies that took off simply on funding from the ...
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Are books, videos, and blogs targeting startups really useful or are they just a distraction?
These days internet startups have gained a lot of popularity among young people and developers of all ages. Because of this same reason, many people have also started to benefit from this popularity ...
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Are there Internet startups that became successful without enormous time commitment from employees?
The software and Internet startup companies I've worked for required 60, 80, or more hours a week of their employees (not just founders), for extended periods of time, up to a year. Are there examples ...
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Why are most successful web startup from the US? What are the factors?
I'm currently based in singapore.
I have noticed that most startup, especially those that grow into super successful giants are mostly from US: facebook, groupon, linkedin. Or maybe because I'm not ...
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Anyone get closer to success after working on their startup part-time?
Many suggest to work on your prototype part-time and quit after getting some users. I found that it is hard to build a quality product on a part-time basis because of distractions.
I have tried a ...
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How do you measure Startup Success?
Is it the amount of money you raise, or is it how profitable you are?
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How did stackoverflow become a success when most of its predecessors/clones are not?
There are hundreds of stackoverflow clones, but none as successful as the original.
What is the secret behind the huge success it has got?
Is it the initial pool of developers who answered the ...
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How do you deal with the fear you might actually succeed?
It dawns on you: if we get any more than a few customers we might not survive!
You are already working crazy hours and don't have the staff (nor the ability to quickly pull in new staff) to handle an ...
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What is the best quality of craiglist as a succesful startups?
i never use craiglist cause I'm not American. But i really don't understand why this site can be so successful. any insight story or personal opinion upon craiglist's success ?
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In this tough economy, what is the single best trick to survive or even thrive as a small business startup?
After all this time, it is still pretty tough to be a small business startup nowadays, but I know there are people out there who have not only survived, but are flourishing! If you had to pick one ...
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What is the statistic on number of startups that have made it?
I know that the term "making it" might be a very subjective term but I think we all have a sense for what it means. At some point in time having an actual revenue was considered "making it" but with ...
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Trends of Successful Technology Startups
What are trends or patterns of successful technology startups? Which is the sector where startups have been more successful? I see social networking as one, ex. Facebook.
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Do you have any real life stories/articles of successful tech entrepreneur to share?
I find stories from Founders at Work very inspiring and wondering if any of you keep collection of stories/articles that you found online.
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Why don't usability testing companies succeed?
There seems to be a big demand for website feedback, usability and review services. However, companies that offer these services are not making much profit?
For example, Concept Feedback stopped ...
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What do you think of the book “The secret” by Rhonda Byrne? [closed]
Is it really helpful in reality? Why is it helpful? How is it helpful?
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Was there ever a startup website that didn't require the help of angel investors?
I guess what I meant to say is;
Has there ever been a startup that started small then became successful on its own, instead of having a large financial backup beforehand? If so, may I ask for a list ...
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Required meta skills for all entrepreneurs
What are the most important meta skills an entrepreneur should either have or develop to become more successful?
When I refer to meta skills, I am referring to skills that can help a person develop ...
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ESOP tales of startups
I am looking for inspiring stories of startups where the employees who got ESOPS in the beginning made millions when the company became successful. For example, Infosys is well known example. Any ...
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How did the idea of Million Dollar Homepage became a hit?
How did the Million Dollar Homepage became a hit?
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Importance of Business Networking in a Tech Company
Everybody seems to think the opposite, but does it really matters how well you are connected with others entrepreneurs, developers or VCs when you own a tech company?
It seems obvious that it helps ...
