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Where Are the Customers? Experienced entrepreneurs often talk about the process of "finding the market." Here we hear about what that really involves. We also learn what investors are looking for these days, and we see the key ingredients of a sound executive-compensation program... |
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Springboard for New Companies in San Diego Long gone are the days when venture capitalists could be seduced with little more than a good idea, two smart people, and a hastily assembled PowerPoint presentation. A new program flourishing in San Diego may offer entrepreneurs hope. |
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Career Pros: Why Not be Your Own Boss? If you're thinking of running your own show, here's a pilot program. |
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Profile of the Young Latin American Entrepreneur They are creative, well educated and eager to stand out, but they all complain about the difficulty of obtaining loans. They belong to the middle class, have university degrees and typically start their first company at around age 30. |
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Think Like a VC, Act Like An Entrepreneur Getting employees to adopt both an entrepreneur's bias for action and a venture capitalist's talent for hard-nosed analysis is a challenge. But no one said excellence was easy. |
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Robert Kiyosaki |
Don't Fear Failure One of the reasons so many people don't become entrepreneurs is because they're afraid of failing. They're afraid of making mistakes. They're afraid of losing money. But if people can't overcome these psychological fears, they'd be better off keeping their day jobs. |
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