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From The Flea Market To The Stock Market

YoungUpstarts

My father was laid off work and decided to join me on the Philadelphia and New Jersey flea market circuit. Green says that it’s important not to devalue simple jobs because no experience is bad experience. Green says the key to one day finding success is to learn how to pivot and adjust when something isn’t working.

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Upfront and the Power of Startup Community in LA

Feld Thoughts

I’m finally home after three solid weeks on the road which included Austin, Dallas, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. It’s delightful to sit in my green zebra chair in Amy’s upstairs office, with a cup of tea, the Diana Krall channel playing on Pandora, and just catch up on stuff.

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Reflections of America this July 4th

Both Sides of the Table

It’s clear to me that our economic divide is also a technological divide and unless we solve this economic disparity will persist. He started out in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, where I was born. we should staple a green card on the certificate of every science graduate who comes to America.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Photo Credit: Sheryl Green. Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3- I started my business when I was forced to drop out of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA due to financial difficulties in my family. So, Umbrex evolved out of a community that I started to meet a need that I felt myself.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

As a business owner, I am able to try new things, new technology, take risks and work with different industries. My partner Denise lives outside of Philadelphia, and wanted more flexibility to be there for her children and grandchildren. I wanted to work on my own terms and not on the terms of an employer.

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Transcript of How Meditation Can Change Your Life (and the World)

Duct Tape Marketing

And we think it’s normal to be on our phones and to be using technology as much as we do driving through lots of traffic and lots of meetings and lots of busy sort of lifestyle. And it gives it the green light to say, “Yes, this will work, let’s put it into the system.”