Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

How about in the last 12 months deals announced with Dwolla (Iowa) and Pollenware (Kansas City). I’ve had this conversation with several communities such as in San Diego where I believe there are way more qualified and talented engineers than available local capital to support them. Angry Birds? From startup Rovio in Finland.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

I mean, when I work with clients for example, and they’re interested in building a community in whatever form they’re looking at, the start of the conversation in my mind always has to start with what is the value for your members? In Kansas City. But in the early stages it does require a reasonable chunk of work.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

It fits just as well into Gowanus, Brooklyn as it does Iowa, Kansas, and Wyoming. After talking to them about how much they should raise, who they should hire, and what they should focus on, I realized that this was the very same kind of conversation I have with all of my other early stage founders.

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Small Business Force

OCTOBER 15, 2016

As I was preparing for this visit with you, I was, as you know, we have the Entrepreneur's Network which is a series of meetings where we tee up for early-stage companies five times per year at these meetings. Get as many of them as you can as early as you can and love them so much they never leave you. LS: Exactly.

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