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IdentityMind Global Appoints Business-Tech Vet To Board

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Zander’s experience led to the successful reorganization of the company, as he oversaw the introduction of several new products and sharpened Motorola’s focus on innovation and operational efficiency. Before that, he served as president and chief operating officer of Sun Microsystems until June 2002.

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Cosi Files For Bankruptcy

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According to reports, the Boston-based chain has filed for bankruptcy as it looks to restructure its debt load and conduct a sale process. Cosi has been traded on the Nasdaq since 2002 and saw its share price peak at around $40 per share in 2006. We worked very hard to avoid this step,” said Mark Demilio, Cosi’s chairman. “[T]he

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Wayfair’s Burgeoning Home Goods Ecosystem

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In fact, in its founding days back in 2002, Wayfair fit comfortably in the spare bedroom of Conine’s Boston-area home. As of now, the firm is looking to branch out from its Copley Place headquarters in downtown Boston and into a neighboring building that reportedly has enough space to accommodate it.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. BILL GURLEY.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

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Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Summary: Toys “R” Us was the third largest bankruptcy in the US (after KMart in 2002 and Federated Department Stores, now Macy’s, in 1990). Toys “R” Us.

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Wayfair’s Way Forward In A Crowded Field

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It’s a tall order for a Boston-based furniture company – but Wayfair has always thought big, even when it was very, very small. So small, in fact, that when it first started in 2002, the entire operation fit easily into the spare bedroom of Co-founder Steve Conine’s Boston home.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

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While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. Even as the regulation pendulum swings back toward more limited oversight, how investment banks operate is fundamentally changing. Table of contents. The disruption of the IPO.