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Can You Build a Business with $100 or Less? Yes … and Here’s How

StartupNation

Event planning Dropshipping Handmade crafts selling Pet sitting Social media management Repair service Blogging/vlogging Alternatively, consider more revolutionary business ideas like AI automation consulting or podcast-editing services. Go mobile-first and user-friendly with your website. So, don’t expect to wake up a millionaire overnight.

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18 Inspirational Career Reinvention Journeys from Successful Entrepreneurs

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Long story short, this startup went from $500K in revenue to $15M in five years, and sold for $25M in 2018. I Googled “how to start a blog” and began writing. I was surrounded by investors and business leaders. I soaked it all in. And it also taught me a valuable lesson: ALL knowledge has value. It does nothing for you.

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Stripe vs. PayPal: Which payment processor is best? [2025]

The Zapier Blog

This article was originally published in August 2018 by Daniel Brame. Related reading: The best online payment processing services Automation for eCommerce stores The best eCommerce website building platforms Make your eCommerce product experience memorable The best PayPal alternatives for businesses Stripe vs. Square: Which is best?

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Find your chronotype and schedule your productivity

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Read more: How to boost productivity based on your Enneagram personality type 8 end-of-day routines for more productive mornings 5 daily scheduling methods to bring more focus to your day T his article was originally published in August 2018 by Jessica Greene. The most recent update was in June 2025.

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Your guide to IT automation

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Get started with templates from Zapier's full workflow automation platform: This article was originally published in 2018, with previous contributions by Krystina Martinez. Want to build your own fully customizable IT systems? It was most recently updated inJune 2025 by Elena Alston.

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AI terms: An AI glossary for humans

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GPT-1 was launched all the way back in 2018, but it was nothing like the GPT models we have access to now. GPT models power ChatGPT and many other AI tools. GPU A GPU (graphics processing unit) is a type of parallel processor that can train and run neural networks much faster than a CPU.

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The Breakout Tech Company Of 2018

Haystack

Whereas in 2016 I struggled to come up with one, and whereas in 2017 it was obvious it was Coinbase, with 2018 comes the most money poured into U.S. In 2018, it was that kind year. This is the company, in my opinion, which only first appeared on the radar of most investors in 2018. Here is the Google Doc where we tracked these.]