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The Future of Entrepreneurship Hinges on Bringing People and Tech Together

ReadWriteStart

They enter the room with big names and leave with an even bigger stack of business cards. Many of these events can be isolating for startup founders or leaders of growing companies; without name recognition or existing relationships, they struggle. But what about entrepreneurs? Most entrepreneurs hated school,” Carter laughs.

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Looking Back On Our First Couple Years at NextView

Rob Go

At the time, I think we didn’t even had a name for the fund. Some of our most interesting companies have originated in places like Estonia (GrabCAD), Croatia (Farmeron) and Omaha (SkyVu), although all have either moved or have a significant presence in a major tech hub like SF, Boston, or NY.

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7 Historical Business Figures Who Shunned Higher Education

YoungUpstarts

Read on to learn about some of the biggest names in business history who all decided they could do better without school: 1. Tesla studied at the Higher Real Gymnasium in Croatia, and did so well that his teachers thought he was cheating when he was able to perform calculus in his head. Howard Hughes. Nikola Tesla.

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Our 7 favorite startups from the Wayra London 2013 demo day

The Next Web

If you’re wondering about the name, Exton told us that it came from the desire to avoid using the words gay or girl (she said existing services tended to have names like gaydargirl, grrl2grrl or gaygirlnet) and to choose a name that could “mean something to the new younger generation of [lesbian and bi] women”. ?

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Henry Sy, the guy behind the world-famous SM Malls, is a household name in the Philippines. Also, he is now one of the owners of Buggati, which is a huge success for an entrepreneur from such a small country as Croatia. He has also been named CEO of the Shark Group, a brand consultancy firm. Trader's Joe is his store's name.

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12 Questions: Meet Tin Ba?i? (Croatia)

crowdSPRING Blog

Tin lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. My name is Tin Ba?i? I was born in a small country called Croatia, somewhere between central and southeastern Europe, with a 5.800 km long beautiful coast and 1.246 islands. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we’ll take notice.

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Twitter Link Roundup #56 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Croatia) – [link]. You Name It: The Biggest [Blanks] in the World! A Handy Guide to Image Resolutions in Print Design – [link]. 40 Creative Advertisement for Inspiration – [link]. Super Cute Save-the-Date Cards – [link]. crowdSPRING’s interview with a designer – 12 Questions: Meet Tin Ba?i?