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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood. 3- Sam Walton.

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TEDx Bay Area Women, quick fire talks

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Founder of JackCards.com. CEO of a software development outsourcing firm (Ukraine). I met 2-4 women whom I’ve met at other SV events. Some folks whom I met: Debra Bowen, Secretary of State of California. President of The Tech Museum. Senior (Health) Benefits Consultant. Business development consultant. Check out the tweets here.

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TEDx Bay Area Women, quick fire talks

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

Founder of JackCards.com. CEO of a software development outsourcing firm (Ukraine). I met 2-4 women whom I’ve met at other SV events. Some folks whom I met: Debra Bowen, Secretary of State of California. President of The Tech Museum. Senior (Health) Benefits Consultant. Business development consultant. Check out the tweets here.