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Nurturing New Businesses

Independent Banker

The vast majority of startups commit suicide, rather than any external thing being the reason they failed,” observes Susan Amat, founder and CEO of Venture Hive, a small-business incubator in Miami. We focus on building the people up so they can execute.”. Photo: Getty Images / Martin Barraud. By Judith Sears. They’re not managed well.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Sure, we bought some December options on west Texas crude at $100 a barrel, but it was only with a third of the 401(k)—plenty of time to make that up, right? It’s hard for any banker to avoid gulping at the sheer long-term performance of George Gleason II and his team at the Bank of the Ozarks. ” – Tom Armstrong. That’s two.