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6 great athlete-entrepreneurs and what they accomplished

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As a brand unto himself, he not only acted as a spokesman, endorsing numerous other brands, but is also the owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, which he bought for around $175 million in 2010. His lifetime player salary was nearly $100 million, but it is as an entrepreneur that he has made the greatest impact. George Foreman. Venus Williams.

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America’s founding entrepreneurs: revolution at work

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As a brand unto himself, he not only acted as a spokesman, endorsing numerous other brands, but is also the owner of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, which he bought for around $175 million in 2010. His lifetime player salary was nearly $100 million, but it is as an entrepreneur that he has made the greatest impact. George Foreman. Venus Williams.

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This Weekend

Startup Lessons Learned

Product management and customer development, KISSmetrics. jesskah UltraLean: Building Products Without a Dev Team Sandeep Sood. Fast-paced, thought-provoking and social, this Ignite features presentations from in-the-trenches entrepreneurs ready to share their lessons learned. Also: booze. Co-founder, Backblaze. Co-founder, Polyvore.