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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I saw an opportunity to create a firm that would be significantly more prepared to compete in the LED lighting industry. I started my business because I wanted to become a household name that services seniors. I have had many of my clients thank me for providing a wonderful service to them and holding their hands every step of the way.

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Conference Notes on Sourcing Deal Flow & Developing New Business for Private Equity

David Teten

I enjoyed participating in last week’s Capital Roundtable Private Equity Masterclass on “ Best Practices for Sourcing Quality Deal Flow & Developing New Business ” (May 26 th , 2011). Otherwise, private owners tend to have unrealistic expectations or an arbitrary sale price expectation.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. Recently, the new trend has been integrating gaming dynamics into otherwise non-gaming social experiences, enabling friends to compete for status and bragging rights within the app.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being an Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

In an attempt to raise money for my start-up, I accepted the challenge and opportunity to compete as a castaway on the hit reality TV show SURVIVOR. While I wasn’t selected by one of the five TV sharks, I was able to create a partnership with a private equity group that saw my segment. Thanks to Vivek Chugh, Listables !

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Amazon Web Services. Customer service. Private beta invitations & management: Prefinery. questions and answers for non-programmers. Cloudware City - online app store for subscription services. Cloud Services and Tools. Amazon Web Services â?? Domains.Co. Text Editor. Macromates. Sublime Text.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After a stint in the military I became a corporate freelance pilot, which included flying private jets. So, I began working on the concept of a system that would – for the very first time – bring the private jet industry online. Thanks to Joshua Lombardo-Bottema, GoWrench Auto ! #4 4 – There Were 2 Gaping Holes in the Industry.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

link] Hazem Awad An excellent and very practical article. Also, for the full time coder, you may violate your employee contract especially in the area of non-competes or just plain piss off your boss when he finds out how much time you have been putting into a side project when deadlines were looming. Thanks a lot Seth.