Author: Daniel snow

Starting a company straight out of college, with no prior business experience, isn’t always easy.To support himself and his flavored-water business Cirkul, Garrett Waggoner played professional football in Canada and worked as a car valet in the offseason, he says. His co-founder Andy Gay worked in the women’s shoe section of a department store, Waggoner adds.Together, they sought advice from anyone and everyone. Today, Waggoner’s top tip for young entrepreneurs has a hint of irony to it: Don’t listen to everything you’re told, the 34-year-old CEO says.”Every time you get advice from somebody who has grown a business, make sure…

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An Alaska Airlines plane and a Hawaiian Airlines plane at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Dec. 5, 2023.Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAlaska Airlines plans to start its first flights to Europe next year with nonstop service to Rome from Seattle.The Seattle-based carrier’s new route is enabled by its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines — and its fleet of long-haul jets — last year.Flights are set to begin next May and will go on sale this coming fall, Alaska said Tuesday. The four-times-a-week service will use Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, which are in the combined company’s fleet…

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