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Finding Your Co-Founders

techcrunch.com

And make sure to read our recent posts with advice from Mint CEO Aaron Patzer on his advice to entrepreneurs as well ( here and here ). The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# The first post, From Nothing To Something.

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The Millennial Entrepreneur: Idealistic or Realistic? [with Infographic]

Up and Running

After all this time, is it possible that entrepreneurs are now an endangered species? For some personal insight, I spoke with Matthew Leirdahl, a millennial entrepreneur from Minnesota, and Shanesh Ranchhod, a millennial from Auckland New Zealand who is on the verge of entrepreneurship. Aspiring to Leadership.

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University of Minnesota Commencement speech – May 10th 2013

Steve Blank

This school has a distinguished roster of graduates… Earl Bakken, the founder of Medtronic , was an Electrical Engineering grad, and Bob Gore of Gortex , and your current president are both alums of your Chemical Engineering program. They struck out across the country and ended up here in Minnesota. And that’s great. Only In America.

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University of Minnesota Commencement speech – May 10th 2013

Steve Blank

This school has a distinguished roster of graduates… Earl Bakken, the founder of Medtronic , was an Electrical Engineering grad, and Bob Gore of Gortex , and your current president are both alums of your Chemical Engineering program. They struck out across the country and ended up here in Minnesota. And that’s great. Only In America.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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Redefining Success In Sales With The Unsold Mindset

Duct Tape Marketing

Also, they are investors, startup advisors, and co-founders of Agency18, a firm that helps mission-driven companies adopt their Unsold Mindset. They are the bestselling co-authors of The Unsold Mindset: redefining what it means to sell. He's like, this guy went to the University of Minnesota. They also want to be leaders.

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Twitter Link Roundup #151 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Practical Advice From Female Entrepreneurs Who Stand Out In A Sea Of Dudes | Fast Company – [link]. Why Chicago is One of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs | @ Technori – [link]. How Much Traffic Do New York Times Links Generate | Entrepreneurs Unpluggd – [link]. Fighting among co-founders is healthy- [link].