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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

@jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square. dens : Co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley gets personal on his Twitter account, sharing his interests in soccer and hidden urban art. MichaelDell : Follow Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell.

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. 3 specific issues: 1. How we embrace technology for good.

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Tacking Towards Founder

Agile VC

One of the most common questions I get is “What’s the best career path to becoming a founder someday?” ” The very short answer is that most people who are ultimately founders (or usually co-founders ) of a company “tack” towards that goal in a series of career steps.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: athenahealth

Seeing Both Sides

The company was originally founded in 1997 by Jonathan Bush (1st cousin of George W.) Park began to write software to try to speed up the process, automating countless manual steps and creating a user interface that would be simple enough for doctors and medical clerks to use. Founding Story: A Pivot. Athenahealth version 1.0

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A Glimpse: My American Dream

thebarefootvc

I have just started a new job with the Omidyar Network. At the Clinton Global Initiative last September, Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay, announced a commitment from his philanthrocapitalist firm to invest millions of dollars in mobile applications and services, with a focus on developing markets globally. Now, the present.

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Startups and small biz at SXSW: ideas on how to spend your time at the conference!

crowdSPRING Blog

Presented by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and Jim Coudal of Coudal Partners and The Deck Network. 02:00 PM: Valerie Casey Keynote ACC L1, Exhibit Hall 1 – Casey, founder and Executive Director of the Designers Accord, works with organizations all over the world to create positive social and environmental impact.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight On IIT Kharagpur, India

ReadWriteStart

My 1997 recruitment visit met with tepid response, with the student body largely interested in multinational placements at the time. Before I start discussing the businesses, I'd like to highlight the role the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) has played in developing the e-cells at 470 different schools and colleges in India.

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