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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I began my business in 2014 because, well, it was just time. I started Disrupted Logic Interactive and our ctalyst® ad network because I knew advertising could be much better as an enriched and interactive experience. So I sat at home for a year to teach myself about optics and ended up founding Light with my cofounder in 2013.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

He’s a former Dell exec that worked on their startup team with Ingrid Vandervelt, a Capital Factory mentor, and the co-founder of DivInc, Austin’s pre-accelerator program for diverse founders, which is hosted at Capital Factory. Carolyn was recognized by Inc. She is committed to improving representation in Austin’s technology landscape.

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The Playbook for Scale Up Nation

Seeing Both Sides

In 2014, for example, 18 IPOs raised a record-breaking $9.8 Despite hosting a rich startup ecosystem, Israel is simply too small a country for entrepreneurs seeking to build big companies. Although the technical team often remains in Israel, many of the executives interviewed recommend departing for the U.S. billion in 2013.