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24 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”. #1-

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Smart Bear Live 7: More from AZ Disruptors

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Dan: It could work for anybody, but what we’re doing right now is we’re focusing on the music industry; because we’re actually running the premium fan site for the 70′ band Chicago right now, and they’re super happy with it so we decided to focus on musicians. Dan: They’re very happy so far.

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Who Just Raised A $225 Million Financing in North Carolina?

Feld Thoughts

Through YEO, I got to know Mike and Cindy (who is also an entrepreneur and was in YEO) very well. And, through our deep relationship with Techstars, our reach and network is even further and includes cities like Detroit, Kansas City, Austin, Chicago, San Antonio, and San Diego. My long standing relationship with Mike.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part X: Stanford Crosses the.

Steve Blank

They quickly went into production at Sylvania Electronic Defense Labs down the street in Mountain View and Hallicrafters in Chicago. His commercial activities had him on the board of directors of HP, Watkins-Johnson, Ampex, and Director and Vice Chairman of SRI. It’s amazing this guy ever slept.

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The Return of University Building in the US | VC Firm Backs New University | Minerva Project

Campus Entrepreneurship

The people who funded, planned, and built Universities like Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin, and the University of Michigan are among the greatest innovators in American history. In most cases, the funders did not interfere with the educational entrepreneurs they put in charge (Harper, Coit, etc).