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Domain Experience Gives Entrepreneurs an Unfair Advantage

Both Sides of the Table

Examples: There is a company called GreenLink Networks based in San Diego and Philadelphia. Their first company was called Traffic.com, which they sold in March 2007 to Navteq for $180 million (not too shabby). I’m not sure why you’d do that unless you had to. I met the CEO Brian Malewicz several times.

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Startup Stories: Zagster’s mission to make bike sharing simple

The Next Web

Founded in Philadelphia in 2007 as CityRyde and now headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Zagster helps property managers, hotels, businesses and universities across North America offer bike sharing programs to tenants, employees, guests and students. This time, we’re taking a look at bike sharing startup Zagster.

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Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent – The Power of Troy Carter

Both Sides of the Table

When Troy and Lady Gaga were introduced the market had been in a free fall from the financial crisis of 2007-09 and Troy had had some setbacks professionally while Lady Gaga was sleeping on her grandmother’s couch in West Virginia, having just been dropped by Def Jam Records. Same with Gaga. “It was a series of inflection points.

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Businesses Must Manage the Twitter Conversation

Both Sides of the Table

My intuition is that this is why when Twitter initially took off (around the time of SxSW in 2007) it was an open “publish to the world” platform and the trend continued. I noticed when I sent out Tweets about the Beastie Boys or the Philadelphia Phillies I got Twitter Follows immediately. So why is this important for businesses?

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

www.entrepreneur.com

July 31, 2007 |. Coming soon to Dallas, Boston and Philadelphia. Financing Taxes Accounting Basics Personal Finance Money Management Payments & Collections. What is Sweat Equity Worth? Determining how to value sweat equity is key when negotiating with investors and employees. BY Asheesh Advani. |. How to Brand Yourself After 50.

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Co-working Space Helps Cut Overhead

The Entrepreneurial Mind

As recently as 2007 the Small Business Administration estimated that there were more than 21 million self-employed entrepreneurs without employees in the United States. The number of self-employed and freelance entrepreneurs has seen steady growth over the past two decades. Co-working spaces are being established all around the country.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

I live in Philadelphia, we have an amazing Score chapter here, so you want to seek out someone to help you to just … Sometimes you just need somebody to help you think through things and I have found that the Score chapters around the country are amazing resources. Let me tell you guys something. Now I wanted to share this with you.