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18 Inspirational Career Reinvention Journeys from Successful Entrepreneurs

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The work was meaningful but rigid, and as technology started to rapidly evolve around us, I realized we were missing an opportunity to bring agility and intelligence into the way healthcare operated. In June 2007, I applied to work for a tech startup based out of New York City’s Silicon Alley. The CEO called me right away.

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[Tailor Brands in ACCESS Newswire] Tailor Brands builds operating system to power small business growth

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 /In 2007, Apple’s iOS didn’t just launch an operating system. It redefined how people interact with technology. Tailor Brands is aiming to do the same for entrepreneurship.

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“I think CEOs that are interested in a future acquisition need to be building relationships or at least awareness with potential buyers at least 2-3 years in advance, especially with strategics. If you’re not on the list, it’s rare for a deal to happen.” Joe Hyrkin on Selling Issuu to Bending Spoons, and More….

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HW: Youve seen several waves of technology over the last few decades – Internet, Cloud, Mobile, etc – how have these experiences shaped your opinion on the AI boom? In 2007, it wasnt clear which strategy was correct. Debt lenders dont. Do not treat it like youre sharing a range of possible outcomes.

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The NZ 2025 Tax Year is Ending – Can you Still Claim an R&D Tax Refund?

NZ Entrepreneur

This involves clearly describing the scientific or technological uncertainty being addressed, along with the systematic approach taken to resolve it. If you want to DIY then your first step is to digest the IR1240 , and the relevant sections of the Income Tax Act 2007 and the Tax Administration Act 1994.

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Congrats to Backupify! A Great Exit Story for the First Company I Ever Backed

This is going to be BIG.

I didn''t actually get to meet him in person until SXSW in 2007. Well, it turned out the company was probably too early to the market--and while that gave them a lot of time to create the best technology, customer traction wasn''t happening nearly as fast as we were spending money on AWS. Venture Capital & Technology'

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A Seed Fund Grows in Brooklyn: Announcing Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

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It has grown to be a dynamic place to build a company--and has the potential to be the very best place in the world to start a technology business. In fact, it’s what Henry Blodget told me I should do the first time I met him--back in May of 2007 during a pre-Business Insider lunch at Coffee Shop.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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It had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users, which actually was slightly smaller in December 2007 then MySpace was. Pundits are mixed on whether FourSquare represents a major technology trend or a fad but undoubtedly it has captured the zeitgeist of the technology elite at this moment in time.