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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started CedarLane Natural Foods over thirty years ago after emigrating from Lebanon to escape war and social unrest. I realized I had a passion for cleaning, for making my customers smile and seeing how rewarding it was to help those who needed it. Image Credit: Robert Atallah. That’s why I went into food. Thanks to Ruth A.

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What you didn’t know about TechCrunch Disrupt Winner Forethought AI

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Sami Ghoche , a co-founder and CTO of Forethought is originally from Lebanon. Forethought has started with customer support as their first foray for this. They can demonstrably make customer support agents more efficient at their jobs almost overnight. The choice for customers is clear.

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Startup Resources

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Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Customer service. Google Custom Search Engine. Customer Relationship Management. great web customer acquisition tutorials. customer retention, churn reduction, lifetime value. free/cheap web customer relationship mgmt software. Codeacademy. Steve Blank.