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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Coming up with a business name can be one of the most challenging tasks that an entrepreneur will ever face. I’ll be honest, when I’m naming a business or a blog (I’m a bit of a serial entrepreneur), I always turn to a process I call ‘drunken brainstorming.’ 19- From a conversation with the captain of a ferry boat.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Plantible Foods

Austin Startup

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods, talked about what he thinks overhyped might mean, why he admires the CEO of Memphis Meats, and why he’d worry about loneliness on Mars. I don’t believe in overhyped technologies, entrepreneurs have dreams and are believers in their own ideas, however sometimes it doesn’t work out for them.

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Webinar Recap: Create a Business with Your Art (Q&A with Ann Rea)

Up and Running

Last week, I had the privilege of hosting a one-hour Q&A session with Ann Rea, a successful artist and entrepreneur who is devoted to destroying the myth of the “starving artist.” He asked what tactics in today’s market place can get a new artist entrepreneur to be a stand out aside from their body of work.

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Transcript of Secrets to Finishing What You Start

Duct Tape Marketing

Jon Acuff: Yeah well I mean part of what I wanted to do with this, I had a researcher from the University of Memphis approach me and say hey, I want to study what you do and see if it works. They were really almost stand up comedy, which I absolutely loved, but I was curious if that was even a conversation. John Jantsch: Yeah, okay.