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The Year of Startups Everywhere

Feld Thoughts

When I reflect on where some of our investments are, they are in cities like Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Minneapolis, Boulder, Denver, Charlotte, Lexington, New York, and Boston. The Bright, Sustainable Future of Chicago’s Technology Ecosystem. And then there’s Techstars which is now all over the world.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Instead of saying no when I was busy, I would refer friends and or family to work with the new clients. It was 1994: the Internet was still in its infancy and e-commerce was still a relatively new phenomenon. Thanks to Matthew Jonas, TopFire Media. 5) Became too busy. One less worry for moms. Thanks to Gwen Keefe, USAPoli.com !