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Evan Carmichael
Member since 06th December 2005
Evan is an entrepreneur and international speaker. At the age of 19, he became an owner and Chief Operating Officer in Redasoft, a biotechnology software company. The company quickly grew to over 300 organizations as clients, including NASA and Johnson & Johnson, in 30 countries. He started Evan Carmichael & Associates with the goal to give entrepreneurs the Inspiration to follow their passion and the strategies they need to succeed. Evan has delivered over 100 keynote presentations to entrepreneurs in North America, Europe, and Asia. He has been interviewed by newspapers, radio stations, and television stations including The Globe and Mail, CHUM FM, CityTV, Global TV, OMNI TV, Enterprise, and the Toronto Sun. Evan's website, http://www.evancarmichael.com , is the world's #1 website for small business inspiration and strategies.
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08th August 2007
Famous Quote
"We believed from the start that if we brought the customer quality merchandise at the right price and offered excellent service, we could change retailing in the United States. Today, we are the model of what retailing should be."
Starti...
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05th July 2007
Famous Quote
"Our vision is to be the world's most consumer-centric company, where customers can come to find anything they want to buy online."
Starting the Business
In 1994, Jeff Bezos at 30 was the youngest senior vice-president at D. E. Shaw and ...
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05th July 2007
Famous Quote
'Fear of failure was the most powerful force in my life.'
Growing Up
Unlike most of the other entrepreneurs in this series, Thomas Watson Jr. did not start the business he would later run - he inherited it from his father.
Watson Jr. ...
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07th March 2007
Famous Quote
'If you have to sum up the idea of Playboy, it is antipuritanism. Not just in regard to sex, but the whole range of play and pleasure.'
Growing Up
At a very young age, Hugh Hefner was in the publishing business. While in high school, he ...
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08th February 2007
Famous Quote
"You don’t have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream."
Growing Up
Despite Mr. and Mrs. Dell's hopes that their son would become a doctor, by the time Michael D...
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04th October 2006
"We started out to get a computer in the hands of everyday people, and we succeeded beyond our wildest dreams."
- Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple Computer Inc., 1976.
Steve Jobs was adopted to a family in Mountain View, California. While still in ...
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04th July 2006
'Fear of failure was the most powerful force in my life.'
Growing Up
Unlike most of the other entrepreneurs in this series, Thomas Watson Jr. did not start the business he was to run - he inherited it from his father.
Watson Jr. was born in 19...
Views: 53
16th June 2006
"The world is moving so fast that it's become change or die. Nobody knows that better than me."
Beginnings
Born in Texas, Joseph R. "Rod" Canion spent his youth working on hot rods. This interest in mechanics led him to study engineering at Univers...
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10th May 2006
"Everybody has talent. It's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is."
Growing Up
Lucas was born on May 14, 1944 in Modesto, California. He did not excel in high school, but dreamed of being a race car driver. A serious ca...
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13th April 2006
"Anything I wanted to do, I did. If there's something I want to do, nothing stops me."
Growing Up
Klein, born November 19, 1942, was taught by his mother to love fashion. He would often accompany her when she went shopping in New York City for aff...
Views: 161
14th March 2006
eBay - Pierre Omidyar's Success Story - Famous Entrepreneurs
"I never had it in mind that I would start a company one day and it would really be successful. I have just been motivated by working on interesting technology."
Growing Up...
Views: 293
14th March 2006
Nike - Philip Knight's Success Story - Famous Entrepreneurs
"Play by the rules. But be ferocious."
Starting The Business
Like Fred Smith and the origins of FedEx, Philip Knight's first ideas of what would become Nike Inc. came t...
Views: 493
10th December 2005
Venture Capital - Most Important Lessons From Northern Crown Capital To You
Michael
Use an intermediary. The benefits of using one have been discussed throughout this program. Hopefully you will use Northern Crown Capital, but if not there are many...
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06th December 2005
Venture Capital - What Happens After The Due Diligence Process
If the venture capitalists are interested in your company after completing their due diligence, they will offer a binding term sheet. It will reflect the draft term sheet that has already b...
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