Business
Entrepreneurship, management, strategy, and organizational dynamics
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Google's "Don't Be Evil" Motto: Why They Quietly Moved Away from It
Google didn't delete "Don't be evil" — it was progressively de-emphasized as the motto became a weapon critics used for every controversy. Both keeping and removing it were PR liabilities.
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McDonald's Brothers: The Lost 1% Royalty
The McDonald brothers sold to Ray Kroc for $2.7M with an alleged handshake 1% royalty deal that was never honored — worth billions over the decades. A cautionary tale about verbal business agreements.
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Website Sale Valuation: Standard Revenue Multiples
Online businesses typically sell for 30-40× monthly or 2.5-3.5× annual revenue. Multiples vary by growth, traffic diversity, and owner dependency.
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