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Just How Risky Is Entrepreneurship, Really?

Harvard Business Review

By contrast, of 5,000 businesses started in 2004, almost 56% were still in business in 2010, despite suffering through a brutal economic downturn.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

The idea was simple: Combine the best of both companies into the new Yahoo China, which was projected to generate more than $25 million in revenue in 2004. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.

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How U.S. Businesses Can Succeed in India in 2015

Harvard Business Review

Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Douglas Leone of Sequoia Capital, told the Economic Times of India in October , “We could not be more thrilled. billion in 2010, predicting it would grow at 20% a year for a decade. Today there appears to a second gold rush to India. ’s branded generic-medicine unit in India for $3.7

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Could a Four-Year-Old Do What Carl Icahn Does?

Harvard Business Review

Venture capitalist Mark Andreessen, a target of Icahn’s attacks as a board member at eBay, recently likened the 78-year-old to a six-year-old. In 2010 it was $900 million — seventh place. Wait a while. If necessary, write another letter, or a few tweets. Sell stock in the company. He reportedly took home compensation of $1.7

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