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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #8: Bootstrap or VC?

Austin Startup

Although bootstrapping is still an approach in Austin, a lot has changed since I wrote my original challenge to the Bootstrap Austin group back in 2005. Groups list on March 15, 2005. Still in business today and run by my co-founder. to date from some of the best, including most recently Workday and others.

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Groupon Co-Founders to Teach at U of Chicago’s Booth School

Campus Entrepreneurship

Booth has announced a course called Building Interet Strartups: Risk, Reward, and Failure and it is being taught by two of Groupon’s co-founders. Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, the Chicago-based cofounders of the social coupon website, Groupon, turned down an offer from Google in early December.

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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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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

But that’s harder to build in 2016 than it was in say 2005. You may be cheaper, you may have more features, you may be easier to use, you may target one under-served demographic (think Bevel by Walker & Co) or you may just be better at sales & marketing than the competition with an equivalent (or even inferior) product.

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Is It Too Late To Start A Podcast?

Duct Tape Marketing

Dan is the Co-founder and president of Podcast Movement, the world’s largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry. He's a co-founder and president of podcast movement, the world's largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry. I actually started mine in, in 2005. Get $150.00

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How to Attract Talent to Your Start-up

www.inc.com

That was the thought behind Meebos decision to offer a $5,000 reward to anyone who referred qualified potential employees to the company that launched in 2005. Ive done a lot of placing people into positions, and I have never used a job board as a way to do that," says Rich Sloan , co-founder of StartupNation. So are referrals.

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What To Know Before Starting A Podcast

Duct Tape Marketing

Dan is the Co-founder and president of Podcast Movement, the world’s largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry. He's a co-founder and president of Podcast Movement, the world's largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry. Marketing Podcast with Dan Franks. This is John Jantsch.

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