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Female Founder Interview – Claudia Freed, CEO of Non-Profit EALgreen

The Startup Magazine

As part of our Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Claudia Freed, CEO of the Wheaton Illinois-based nonprofit EALgreen. For example, when we started, we had a different name because we thought we could solve all the world’s problems. As an immigrant student from Argentina, Ms. and North Park University.

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These 12 Apps Will Help Boost Your Productivity

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Named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer Cirillo used in university, a pomorodo is typically 25 to 30 minutes of focused work time, followed by a short 3-5 minute break. There are many different Pomodoro apps available for almost any operating system or platform, but we’ve found Be Focused to be one of the more popular ones.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

Jack Tankersley, a long time mentor of mine, co-founder of Centennial Funds, and co-founder of Meritage Funds, wrote me a very long response. For example, my firm at the time, Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, the wholly owned SBIC of Chicago’s Continental Bank, had many successful investments.

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These 12 Apps Will Help Boost Your Productivity

crowdSPRING Blog

Named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer Cirillo used in university, a pomorodo is typically 25 to 30 minutes of focused work time, followed by a short 3-5 minute break. There are many different Pomodoro apps available for almost any operating system or platform, but we’ve found Be Focused to be one of the more popular ones.

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Tianyi Joe Zhu, Entrepreneur and Startup Advocate

The Startup Magazine

Joe Zhu is a quick study with a natural desire to offer assistance anytime, anywhere startups face marketing, operational, and financing challenges. So read on and be inspired… At 30 Years of Age, Tianyi Joe Zhu, Chicago Entrepreneur, Named Amongst the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. NAME Shikhar Ghosh. NAME Toby Stuart. NAME Daniel Dreymann. NAME Charles Holloway. NAME David Cowan. Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Domain Name/Basic Site. COMPANY AOL COMPANY|AOL. Comcast Corp.,

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Five Legal Tips For Startups

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President and Co-Founder of Legal Services Link. Unfortunately, in an effort to get the business off the ground, many new founders overlook the importance of legally protecting their business and themselves. Many founders overlook the need to incorporate their company. Tip 2: Get an Operating Agreement.

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