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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

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TRISTAR — Engineering its own success. An engineering services firm, TRISTAR is the first woman and minority-owned firm based in Indiana to offer the Department of Defense (DoD) technical support services. UEC Electronics — Engineering contracts. In 2001, they secured their second SBA loan for the business.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. I wanted several of the software engineers to join me at our next startup but their employment was tied to BuildOnline. The world had just gone into crisis and I was in a period of reflection reminiscent of September 2001.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. Lean Startups/Back to Basics (2000-2010): No IPO’s, limited VC cash, lack of confidence and funding fuels “lean startup” era with limited M&A and even less IPO activity. 20012010: Back to Basics: The Lean Startup. Carpe Diem. Thus began the 5-year dot-com bubble.

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Why We Need to Elect @EricGarcetti on Tues as Next Mayor of Los Angeles

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In 2010 the City of Los Angeles started trying to crack down on tax receipts of Internet startups allocating them to the least favorable gross-receipts tax bracket taking up their city tax by 500%. We can continue to innovate in LA or watch our jobs and our engineers move up North. The result? Thousands of jobs.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

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Sunday, August 15, 2010. An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. Most software engineers arent business people. Real Advice.

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An Open Letter to Startup Founders Everywhere in a Time of Crisis

David Cohen

You are the engine of our future, after all. In 2000, the Internet bubble burst. In 2001, the towers were hit. The market sucked until around 2010 when everyone and their sister decided they wanted to create an accelerator too. Now is the time for you to adapt, to show your strength. Use your advantages. Do more faster.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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A consulting CTO can help you find and qualify a permanent technology partner, a lead developer, a user experience expert or interaction designer, a graphic designer, or a VP of engineering. Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were! says: August 18, 2010 at 9:01 pm [.] Try Google.