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60-Second Video: Check Out the FedEX for Space Here are three thing entrepreneurs should know today.

By Dan Bova

  1. Ten years ago, Chinese internet giant Alibaba invented an online shopping holiday called Singles Day. It's worked out well for them. Yesterday, Singles day pulled in a record $30.7 billion. It took only 85 seconds for sales to hit the $1 billion mark.
  2. Watch out Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, space startup Rocket Lab successfully had its first commercial launch on Sunday. The rocket, called the Electron, is about a quarter the size of SpaceX's Falcon 9, and only cost $5.7 million. The plan is for Rocket Lab rockets to deliver weekly payloads of small satellites into orbit. CEO Peter Beck calls them FedEX for space.
  3. Today we observe Veterans Day. According to the SBA, there are 2.5 million veteran-owned businesses in America that employ over 5 million people. To all the vets out there, we're amazed by your success and thank you for your service!

Reminder: This Friday is our annual Entrepreneur Live! event, featuring an amazing array of guest speakers like Danica Patrick. It's sold out, but you can watch it streaming live on Entrepreneur's Facebook page starting at 10 AM ET on Friday, Nov.16.

Have a great day!

Watch the previous 3 Things to Know video: Samsung Folds, Musk Is Out, and Alexa Talks Turkey

Dan Bova

Entrepreneur Staff

VP of Special Projects

Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim, and Spy magazine. His latest books for kids include This Day in History, Car and Driver's Trivia ZoneRoad & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, The Big Little Book of Awesome Stuff, and Wendell the Werewolf

Read his humor column This Should Be Fun if you want to feel better about yourself.

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