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I'm Not Against Government Involvement In Times Of Need. I Am For Recognizing That Big Public Companies Will Continue To Cut Jobs In An Effort To Prop Up Stock Prices, Which In Turn Stimulates The Need For More Government Involvement.

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Mark Cuban

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I'm Not Against Government Involvement In Times Of Need. I Am For Recognizing That Big Public Companies Will Continue To Cut Jobs In An Effort To Prop Up Stock Prices, Which In Turn Stimulates The Need For More Government Involvement.

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With Android I Get To Choose From Many Different Products From Many Different Phone Manufacturers. With Ios, I Get What Apple Gives Me. Which Isn't Necessarily Bad, But It's Not Always The Best Fit For My Personal Or Business Communication Needs.

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Make Your Product Easier To Buy Than Your Competition, Or You Will Find Your Customers Buying From Them, Not You.

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You've Got To Be Very Cognizant Of The Correlation Between Social Media Links And Business Because They Don't Always Correlate As Highly As People Would Like.

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Recessions Are The Best Time To Start A Company. Companies Fail. Others Hold Back Capital. If You Are Willing To Do The Preparation And Work, It Is The Best Time To Invest In Yourself And Start A Business.

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Know Your Stuff. Have An Angle. Know How To Grow Business, How To Develop Products, Have Patents And An Undeveloped Market That Could Be Huge.

Never Follow Your Dreams. Follow Your Effort. It's Not About What You Can Dream Of. That's Easy. It's About Whether Or Not It's Important Enough To You To Do The Work To Be Ready To Be Successful In That Business.

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