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A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans

Duct Tape Marketing

Since leaving GrubHub, he founded Fixer.com, an on-demand handyperson service focused on social impact. He founded fixer.com and on demand, handy person service focused on social impact. Mike Evans (20:00): So Fixer is an on-demand handy person service. And so it's not just a contractor like sort of matching service.

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5 Smart New Startups In The Manufacturing Sector

The Startup Magazine

Known as the Airbnb for 3D printing , Phoenix, Arizona-based MakeXYZ connects developers, 3D modelers, and 3D printing stations across the world to speed up the prototyping process. Small, independent sellers could struggle to match Amazon’s next-day or Prime delivery services. These new companies want to change that: 1. MakeXYZ.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Things are no different where I live in the Phoenix Metro Market. As a full-time professor and center director, there simply wasn’t enough time in the day (or week) to meet the overwhelming demand. Now, matching business owners with the perfect VA has become my passion. #5- Teach others about manufactured housing.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

How the design and structure of the website played a role in usability as well as search engine rankings, working with the outreach team to create great content that would help build valuable links, making sure emails matched the style of the optimized landing pages, and so much more. 29- Charge for my demanded free services.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

So, since I live in Phoenix, I named the business after my location, and also since the business is currently going global we named it global IT services, because of the far reach our business has. So I called them immediately and demanded they remove their phone number from my postcard. Thanks to Ian McClarty, PhoenixNAP !

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