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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- Back in 1997, when I was a high school junior and my brother Evan was a freshman, we launched a local moving service called Meathead Movers. Thanks to Niesha Kennedy, Kennedy Robinson PR ! #12- 2- Develop world-class vehicles. Photo Credit: Dr. Geeta Fisker.

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Lost and Found at a Beauty Contest

Gust

Oh, not as a contestant… as an “all in” PR gamble that failed spectacularly and essentially bankrupted our startup. And in 1997, that was pretty cool. One was that our “gluing” algorithms, which combined 3D images taken from different angles, also generated Frankenstein-like seams. It was all so tempting.