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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Rob Greene.

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Google Boulder’s Gift to NCWIT

Feld Thoughts

The head of Google Boulder (I think his official title in Googlespeak is “Engineering Site Director”) is Scott Green. He was an early employee at Email Publishing (which became MessageMedia), my very first Boulder-based angel investment. I’ve known Scott since shortly after I moved to Boulder in 1995.

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What the musically-charged Dreamforce 2013 taught us about running a company

The Next Web

This year, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff featured current and former Top 40 performers including Huey Lewis and the News (I’m assuming “The News” was there too, but you might fact check me on that), Green Day, Blondie and many others. You’re singing along to Green Day in the rain. No doubt Vanilla Ice is on the agenda for 2014.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

But in today’s world, speed-to-scale entrepreneurship is what we need to improve society, transform industries, and create massive value for customers, employees, and investors. When the market conditions are right, you should blitzscale for the benefit of all stakeholders: customers, employees, investors, and society.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Sheryl Green. Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3- I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. When I help other people through skills in digital marketing, I’m able to give more to clients, employees, my family and the community.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

5- Reflecting on our services, personable nature of employees and some humor. Currently, as a profitability consultant for green and social entrepreneurship businesses, I show businesses how they can go beyond mere sustainability (keeping things the same) to regenerativity (making things better). So ultimately, it was a bad name.

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Y Combinator's First Batch: Where Are They Now?

thenextweb.com

After giving the applicants just 10 days to submit, Graham received an amazing 227 applications, which just goes to show the unbelievable drive that the young would-be founders had. Like a parent, Y Combinator protected and guided a group of eight applicants who were chosen to be part of the Y Combinator Summer Founders Program.