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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Join our community. Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. But that hasnt deterred outfits like Arizona Bay.

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7 Ways Academic Connections Can Assist A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. If you need experienced partners and vendors, the best professors and entrepreneurship staff will have the contacts you need in the local business community.

Arizona 432
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Startups Need to Leverage Their Local Universities

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. If you need experienced partners and vendors, the best professors and entrepreneurship staff will have the contacts you need in the local business community.

Arizona 239
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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

My undergrad was in Nutritional Science at UT Austin, and I have a graduate business degree from Arizona State University. My first official job offer came in mid-November to work as a Test Automation Developer for a big insurance company starting January 2017 in Arizona, for $59K/yr.

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7 Paybacks an Alma Mater Can Offer an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Technopolis program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. If you need experienced partners and vendors, the best professors and entrepreneurship staff will have the contacts you need in the local business community. Early-stage funding.

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Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Successful Entrepreneur?

YoungUpstarts

You can improve your community and the world. Lewis Company, an award-winning Scottsdale, Arizona based real estate and investment company. You set the agenda. You make the decisions. You can customize the business around your skills and dreams. You can create jobs and careers for others. Disadvantages. You have few days off.

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Helping Entrepreneurs Get To Where They Want To Go Faster

Duct Tape Marketing

16:24] What type of networking have you found the community responds to? [18:16] We've been this blend of community and a technology platform and we'd often get bucketed very much into one or the other. Carolyn Rodz (06:16): You know, I would say at our core, we're community, A community above all else. We never have.