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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Biggest Accomplishment in 2016

Hearpreneur

I’ve now grown it to a 6-figure business and made my first hire. I landed my first international travel consulting gig with Blue Marble Dreams and traveled to Haiti to open an ice cream shop. 3 – Doubled Our Team, Hired & Retained Talent. Image Credit: Scott Phillips. 2016 was a fantastic year for Rise Art.

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15 Entrepreneurs Share What Their Favorite Part of Running a Business Is

Hearpreneur

Our technology can and is changing the world by making vehicles cleaner, providing solutions in Haiti for air conditioning, and protecting US military in combat. These are more than just platitudes, this is what we work on daily.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

We were bootstrapping the company’s funding, so we could not afford to hire a firm to help us come up with a company name. 30 – About Conversations. I also thought Simon Says was a good tie-in with social media since social media is about conversations. He hired my new firm to get more media attention.

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Out of the Crisis #22: Ron Klain on pandemic response and preparedness, entrepreneurship, and rebuilding trust in institutions

Startup Lessons Learned

This conversation was recorded before the announcement of Ron's new position in the incoming Biden administration. In our conversation, I ask Ron point blank if the outcome we are living through was inevitable, or could we have avoided this catastrophe? Here's my conversation with Ron Klain. You're not going to like his answer.

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From Haitian Roots to a Silicon Valley Address: How Bianca St.Louis Is Building Her Rep & a Career in Tech

Hunter Walker

My parents were immigrants from Haiti who didn’t grow up with access to computers in their homes and consistent electricity so there was only so much they could share with me about tech. I’d be surprised at some of the conversations I’ve had and the people that have invested their time in me regardless of their seniority.