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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Feeling motivated by this realization, I connected with my brilliant Co-Founder Amy Yuan, who then built a massive database consisting of reviews, assessments, and scientific research related to skincare. But I also leaned that is actually ok. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Why did you start your business?

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Out of the Crisis #3, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung on creating the U.S. Digital Response

Startup Lessons Learned

They co-founded it with former U.S. Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. 35:50) Building community on text messages and threads. (38:30) 44:12) Show-related links Code for America United States Digital Service 18F U.S. 35:50) Building community on text messages and threads. (38:30)

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. We also learned that law is code , and that leadership was needed to build thriving communities in a digital age. They are nerds. Good Post.

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How Decisions Define Our Business Destiny

Duct Tape Marketing

He is the co-founder of McKee Wallwork, a nationally recognized marketing advisory firm that made the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America in its first year of eligibility and has twice won the prestigious Effie Award for marketing effectiveness from the American Marketing Association. Yeah, yeah.

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A Different Kind of Entrepreneurship Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

This post was co-written by Sarah Milstein & Eric Ries, co-hosts of The Lean Startup Conference. We’ve just published the program for this year’s Lean Startup Conference , December 9 to 11 in San Francisco, and we can say without hesitation that it’s completely unlike any other entrepreneurship conference in existence.

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Out of the Crisis #19: Revolution Foods co-founders on feeding kids and families, being parent-entrepreneurs, and scaling food security innovations

Startup Lessons Learned

They were providing low-cost healthy meals for schools across the country and, before the crisis, were delivering two million federally reimbursable school and community meals per week nationwide. Here's my conversation with the founders of Revolution Foods. I'm the co founder and Chief Impact Officer at Revolution Foods.

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A Class Of Entrepreneurs That We Need

Feld Thoughts

Much of the perception comes from the political lean of Boulder. I don’t expect Boulder to change, but the startup community should act to change this perception—Veterans should feel welcome. Talk about hiring Veterans with your co-founders and employees. Taylor McLemore / Founder of Prediculous (@T2theMac).