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It's time for lean philanthropy: a case study

Startup Lessons Learned

Since then, in about 3 months, we’ve fed over 170,000 people and injected over $1mm into the local economy in San Francisco and Detroit. How HelpKitchen began The idea for HelpKitchen began with a conversation between Eric Ries and Jeff (founder and CEO of Twilio) and Erica Lawson. We could not have done this without you all!

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Did you know that board management software isn’t just for boards?

Board Effect

Nonprofit leaders looking to maximize resources should take a fresh look at board management software, a versatile tool that can touch all aspects of organizational operations. Keeping the conversation in one place. Transparency and accountability.

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20 Entrepreneurs Share Their Business Goals for 2018

Hearpreneur

This year we will hit our 100,000th person on experiential tours of Detroit and launch a new program that shares lessons learned with other leaders. The DXF Institute will offer in-depth full-day and multi-day learning experiences in Detroit. These experiences will focus on innovation and inspiration by using Detroit as a classroom.

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Want to Know How to Better Partner With, Raise Money From or Be Acquired by a Big Media Company?

Both Sides of the Table

But did you also know that they are a large cable operator? 27:45 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show! Are you seeing much real conversion from it? And thank you to Detroit Venture Partners and to Walker Corporate Law. That they own a large piece of The Discovery Network?

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Your Customers Don’t Need Better Products. They Need Better Stories!

Brandanew

It’s made easy because you can now own your media and change the conversation. Today, the company has 54 employees and operates in 115 cities globally. ( I have a great example to share from a local Detroit watch brand, called Shinola. If you want to change the culture, change the stories.” ” 2.

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How to Start a Bed and Breakfast

Up and Running

To provide an inside perspective on what it takes to run and maintain a successful B&B, I interviewed Kathleen Karamanos, owner and operator of Fundy Heights Bed and Breakfast in Saint John, New Brunswick, on Canada’s scenic East Coast. What is a bed and breakfast?

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My roundabout journey to Austin

Austin Startup

I spent the next seven years in the tech ecosystems of San Francisco, New York City, and even back in hometown Detroit, taking on various operating and investing roles. But as is usually the case, things worked out. After seven long years, my journey has come full circle to where it should have been from the start.

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