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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

Weve hosted some interesting tech entrepreneurs. But the ventures launched in recent years with gobs of venture-capital funding and targeting niche markets have accelerated the movement with user-friendly designs and a tight knit to social networks Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. And the money is nice, too."

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Is Your Start Up Idea Gold or Goop?

Austin Startup

A lot of entrepreneurs ask me to look at their business ideas since they know what I do for a living. A question that is obviously important to everyone except the tunnel-visioned entrepreneur who doesn’t value his equity. That is roughly several gazillion dollars today (in Zimbabwe). Here’s a quick rule to help.

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Is Your Start Up Idea Gold or Goop?

Austin Startup

A lot of entrepreneurs ask me to look at their business ideas since they know what I do for a living. A question that is obviously important to everyone except the tunnel-visioned entrepreneur who doesn’t value his equity. That is roughly several gazillion dollars today (in Zimbabwe). Here’s a quick rule to help.