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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

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. The 2011 Inc. 500|5000 List.

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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. This way, I could focus solely on studying and building web apps for my portfolio. Quick Background I was born in Nigeria, but mostly grew up in Dallas, TX. There was no turning back at this point, I was all in.

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Smart Bear Live 7: More from AZ Disruptors

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The chapter organizer of Lady Gaga Fan Club in Arizona, that person you can locate and you can talk to that person. Interviewee: Well, I’m talking web development. I haven’t really developed any web applications. It’s a web app that I want to do. Dan: That’s true. Interviewee: Yeah.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

I set up my business to be distributed, so although my company is based out of Scottsdale, Arizona, I live in Thailand most of the time. This all happened at a time when the internet was evolving into what we now know as the World Wide Web. Thanks to Shea Bailey, Bailey Shea Designs ! #15- 15- Location Flexibility.

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

To play up the name even more, I use when you need a best friend on the web as my tagline. In our first year we invested thousands (many, many) of dollars on web development, marketing materials, logos, and branding and our local market was starting to become familiar with our name. Photo credit: Dave Forman.

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