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Monday night: HBS Angels of NY Investor Meeting and Company Presentations

David Teten

" Since 1997, Corporate University Xchange (CorpU) has armed senior executives with cutting edge talent improvement research and benchmarking. Co-Founders Jeff Fernandez, Surag Mungekar, and Nick Narodny are CEO, CTO, and Chief Content Officer, respectively. Click here to buy tickets. Corporate University Xchange.

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. 3 specific issues: 1. How we embrace technology for good.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Henrik and I co-founded Fisker Inc. 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. I co-founded Sarah Nicole Skincare with the mission for it to be a tool in reclaiming confidence. Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC !

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8 Things Steve Jobs Learned After Getting Fired By Apple

YoungUpstarts

Steve Jobs, co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of a little company called Apple Inc., Getting fired from the very company he founded in 1985 before returning to it in 1997 to save it from financial ruin. Audiences only cared about the end result, that is, whether they would be able to enjoy a good story.

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

I have a designated place to work: my home office, a co-working space, or a coffee shop. The best advice I can give to fellow entrepreneurs when it comes to staying motivated is to maintain close connections with your users, customers, or audience. Thanks to Melisa Celikel, Let’s Get You Organized ! #11- 11- Several ways.

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Startups and small biz at SXSW: ideas on how to spend your time at the conference!

crowdSPRING Blog

A social translation program is one way you can make your website more accessible to a global audience for less. Each UX designer will present their results and fully detail their process and their final deliverables to the audience. The audience will be provided ample time to critique and ask questions of the UX designers.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I am founder on an unconventional online gallery, The Art and Craft Gallery. Extremely-Sharp.com originally started with a few retail locations in 1997, and we quickly started the e-commerce site the next year. Ajay Prasad, the founder of GMR Web Team < [link] > #15) Take Advantage of an Opportunity.