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The leap from employee to entrepreneur – Small Business Spotlight

Up and Running

Ben Lamson and Sulaiman Sanni, WeDidIt cofounders. For these LivePlan users, the big break came in March when they finished in the top 5 of the 2012 Miller Coors Urban Entrepreneurs Series, a national business plan competition that has awarded over $1.7 version, and talking to an advisory board and seed round investors already.”

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The many things I’m involved with, and why

Jeff Hilimire

48in48 Co-founder and Board Chair. I co-founded this organization with Adam Walker in 2015, and next year we’ll put on events in six cities, including London! Advisory Board member of Dagger. Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board Member. Founder of Advice for Good.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 45: Dan Miller and Brian Zuercher

Steve Blank

How to recognize when it’s time to pull the plug on your startup idea, and why founders can’t operate afford to operate in a vacuum were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. Dan Miller , co-founder of Level Therapy , provider of mobile therapy sessions. Dan Miller. Brian Zuercher.

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The Paralyzing Fear of Getting Started

Austin Startup

Alongside my excellent co-founders, I had spent months researching the viability of data.world. But it isn’t something we talk about, especially if you are a founder and CEO. Some VCs, such as Homebrew (one of our investors at data.world), have started to address the topic of founder depression. So why was I afraid?

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Why Content Favors the Old (Entrepreneur)

pandodaily.com

by Sarah Lacy on February 26, 2012. Co-founder and CEO Jason Goldberg said this was the first of several companies he’s started that was so intensely personal, he couldn’t imagine ever doing anything else. Sarah Lacy is the founder and editor-in-chief of PandoDaily. Get Tickets. Fireside Chat with Mark Pincus.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 45: Dan Miller and Brian Zuercher

Steve Blank

How to recognize when it’s time to pull the plug on your startup idea, and why founders can’t operate afford to operate in a vacuum were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. Dan Miller , co-founder of Level Therapy , provider of mobile therapy sessions. Dan Miller. Brian Zuercher.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. He joined Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Parekh serves on various advisory boards of start-up internet companies. Christopher Ahlberg is the CEO and Co-founder of Recorded Future.