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30 Entrepreneur Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Jordan Fulmer. Our homeownership programs help people build momentum with their finances , and we hope to continue building momentum in our business for years to come! Thanks to Jordan Fulmer, Momentum Property Solutions ! #3- Thanks to Daniel Hess, To Tony Productions ! #2- 2- Influence from the past .

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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Pawame uses tech-enabled loan management and mobile money payment platforms to offer its customers a means of finance that is not limited by distance or lack of Internet access or a bank account. Our CTO and Co-founder Majd Chaaya and colleague Hella Bennani are representing us there at the end of January.

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What to Make of Andreessen Horowitz’s Returns?

Both Sides of the Table

Rolf Winkler wrote a piece in the WSJ about A16Z’s returns in which he says they “lag behind Sequoia, Benchmark and Founders Fund.” Simple: it is value-added for both entrepreneur and co-investor. I obviously benefit if a co-investor on a deal I’m involved with helps with introductions, recruiting and so forth. Absolutely.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

I started Walletero as an independent personal finance site offering free tools and resources. When I think of brand affinity, I think of brands like Apple, Starbucks, Jordan. I was brainstorming names with my co-founders CTO Jesse Forrest and CMO Matt Reilly. Thanks to Benjamin Ross, My Active Agent ! #14-

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7 Highlights from Lean Startup Week

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. To confidently answer no, co-founder of Strategyzer Alex Osterwalder told our attendees, “What you really want to do is work more like Amazon. … When it comes time to grow your team, Jeff Jordan and Eric pointed out three hiring mistakes to avoid.

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How to Start a Brewery

Up and Running

In this two-part guide to starting a brewery, we’re going to talk with brewers who’ve been there-done-that, and we’ll get insights from experts in supporting industries such as insurance and finance, as well as discuss regulatory issues. In part two, we’ll discuss finances, insurance, and regulations for breweries.

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Meet Our Newest Portfolio Company, Airbnb

Ben's Blog

This is a guest post by Jeff Jordan, General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz. They were joined by a third co-founder, Nathan Blecharczyk, who brought programming expertise. The website is clean and very intuitive—not surprising, I guess, when two of the founders are designers. Talk about a business with humble roots.