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A Good Answer in a Business Plan Contest

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Scene: two MBA entrepreneurs in an almost-empty room, pitching to five judges in an MBA-level business plan contest. “Can you name a company in your industry that does anything like that?&#. There’s a projector with PowerPoint, a moderator, a table of judges, and just a few spectators. This is a true story.

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StartupBus – Round 2, Part 2 – Mexico Storms San Antonio, Steals StartupBus Show – (Post #6)

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Entrepreneur Zack Price is guest blogging his experience on the 2013 StartupBus as it makes its way from Chicago to SXSW in Austin. I’m still not sure , but now that I have it I’m gonna cradle it and make sure these other incredible entrepreneurs are represented. How many entrepreneurs did they cram onto their bus?

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Congrats to Backupify! A Great Exit Story for the First Company I Ever Backed

This is going to be BIG.

It was written by a guy about my age down in Louisville, Kentucky. We stayed in touch and I got to know a bunch of the Louisville startup and creative crew, like Todd Earwood, Matt Winn, and Ashley Cecil. We got the round done with some great names around the table--Jason Calacanis, Chris Sacca, and General Catalyst.

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Ohio Innovation, Gonzeaux #3 — Avoiding a Beating in Over-the-Rhine

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Kudo’s to the entrepreneurs, builders, the city, and the consumers who are creating this revival. The Brandery is part of how Ohio digs out of it’s jobs hole — you train and help entrepreneurs start new businesses. Tomorrow, passing through Louisville on my way to Nashville.

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