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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Seattle, WA.

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States of Innovation, Going Gonzeaux Tour – 2012

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

to anyone who invites me — if you’re within shouting distance of my travel route (roughly I-75, but with swings on I-65) I’ll come and talk to any group of entrepreneurs, inventors, small business people, leaders, CEO’s, students, teachers, new product development specialists, or, in a word, innovators.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Most business startups begin the same; an idea for a product that fills a void in the market paired with the fantasies of not having anyone to answer to, working from home, and making your own hours. And, like many small business owners, I wanted more freedom and control over my day-to-day work environment.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Premium Company Freshdesk Wins Funding From Accel Partners

ReadWriteStart

Freshdesk is a social customer support startup offering a SaaS solution to small businesses. Such long sales cycle businesses find it very difficult to sustain and survive the pre-revenue period. The Biggest Open Problem of 2012. Finally, I want to point you to what, in my opinion, is the biggest open problem of 2012.

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Transcript of The Myth of the Starving Artist

Duct Tape Marketing

John Jantsch: I know you’re in the Nashville area. Jeff Goins: Tribe Writers is this course that I’ve been teaching since 2012 and I kind of came upon it accidentally. What would you think small business owners need to be artists in their own right? Jeff, thanks for joining us. Pleasure to be here.