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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

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I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. Things are no different where I live in the Phoenix Metro Market. I found my productivity and creativity had increased… as well as my boredom. I got so tired of consultants giving me plans or products that we couldn’t implement.

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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.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

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3) I needed the product. I started my business because I personally needed the product we built. I figured I was not alone in wanting this product, so I asked around and it turns out that lots of other women wanted it too. and I found that friends and family would experience the product and ask how they could get one.