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In a short five years, Dropbox has gone from 0 to 100 million users. That’s impressive. What’s even more impressive is the fact that they’ve done it with one of the most simple website designs ever. Since the first year, their homepage has featured only two main components—an explainer video and a download button. They’ve... More »From 0 to 100 Million Users: How a Simple Video Can Change Your Business
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Question: What is the biggest perk of owning your own business? Question by: Ashley Lifestyle of Choice “Some people value creative freedom above all else. Some value work/life balance. Still others have their eye on the big bucks. For me, success is the ability to be picky about the projects I take on while still... More »15 Top Perks of Entrepreneurship
Recently, we announced a $5 million Series A round of financing. We started raising this round and talking to investors in late fall of last year. As you can probably imagine, going through this process involves taking a step back from the day-to-day work and looking at our overall strategy and evolution. Fundraising forces you... More »What I Learned From Raising a Series A
Is there an ideal age to do a startup? Not really, unless you live a monastic existence—something not very conducive to the networking needs of an entrepreneur. Are 20 something’s more suited to startups? Yes and no. Without question it is easier to pull off the time demands of a startup when completely unencumbered. I... More »When It Comes to Startups, Does Age Really Matter?
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