But being unemployed is the lowest risk opportunity to start something new.
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So when PeopleSoft was acquired and a lot of his employees were out of work, he decided to start something new with a business associate called, Workday.
"This idea of revolution has given me an inspiration to start something new in a new way because it's a little different to what I have done before, " he said.
When you start something new, a large number of neurons in the frontal cortex (the higher, more conscious command area of the brain) are recruited and become active, helping you in the learning process.
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We still can't even afford an 11-inch model and now we have to start pining for something new: OLET.
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People who have started one or more ventures will tell you: You need to know how much you are willing to lose before you even start thinking about starting something new.
At some point, you've got to start experimenting if you want to create something new.
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Something new happens at a start-up every single day.
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"In a lot of cases, there are so many communities out there that already have groups that when you start to get new ones, you know that something's up, " he said.
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Perhaps, if it can resolve the squabble over its election result peacefully and it gets a new president to set new standards of accountability, Liberia may start exporting something good.
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But if you're new to the scene, you needn't start with something so abstruse.
One start-up, Ignighter, set up by three 20-something New Yorkers, is hoping to persuade India that the future of online matchmaking is in group dating.
More seriously, Google Now can have an unwieldy feel to it, like it's the start of a new OS growing inside the belly of the old one -- something that adds functionality but probably also represents the peculiar ability of Android to scare some people off with its complexity.
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The new organisation would also award qualifications - something Mr Andrews wants it to start doing in September 2015.
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As The Shins' lineup changes and the band switches to a new label, it's only natural that Mercer would want to try something new, and Broken Bells' self-titled debut feels like a fresh start.
Citizens get excited about being part of something even larger than themselves especially in the New Year, as they resolve to start anew by working off the holiday fat.
The company will start offering the iPhone 5 on April 12 under its new, Simple Choice plan, which drops contracts for something it presumes will be more palatable for customers: paid installments.
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