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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

ReadWriteStart

I suggested going for larger companies and also to pick some verticals where the value proposition really shines through. In that case, the verticals of choice could be manufacturing, wholesale and retail. Misty Denson from Portland, Oregon, presented NameYourRentNow.com. Is it inventory risk that Statisco manages well?

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

Hearpreneur

This focus has helped me recruit the best and the brightest in the field, build a world-class operation, and most of all, with all the knowledge in a specific vertical, help build a leading agency for food & beverage manufacturers that are looking to build a direct to consumer channel. Thanks to Gwen Montoya, The MOB Nation !

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SXSW Startups: UbiGro

Austin Startup

We have a partnership on anti-counterfeit security inks, which can address the global $500B counterfeit goods problem. One worked at a different quantum dot startup based in the UK that’s now publicly traded, another built a vertically integrated cannabis company in Oregon.