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My New FiberHouse in Kansas City

Feld Thoughts

This came about through meeting with Ben Barreth, who created Homes for Hackers, at the Thinc Iowa conference. Next, I’m fascinated with Google Fiber and the idea of 1GB Internet access to the home so I want to experiment and see what smart entrepreneurs can come up with. I loved what Ben was up to and offered to help.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Internet and Online Business. During the first Internet boom, companies that provided services to tech start-ups were all too happy to work for stock. Last year, Internet Transaction Services, a GlobalLogic client, was sold to Online Resources Corporation , a Web-based financial services firm, for $45 million in stock and cash.

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The Feld Fiberhouse Is Now The Handprint House

Feld Thoughts

Google Fiber was installed last week so when they move in they’ll immediately have access to 1 gigibit Internet. Thanks to Ben Barreth for inspiring this project with his Homes for Hackers discussion with me when we met at Thinc Iowa. And thanks for Lesa Mitchell at Kauffman Foundation for all of her support.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

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Internet and Online Business. Iowa Life Changing. Successful businesses are built in Iowa every day. Leadership. Strategy and Planning. Human Resources (HR). Employee Benefits. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Advertising. TECHNOLOGY. Business Software. Computer Security. Telecom and Wireless. Technology. INNOVATION.

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Chrissy Weems Discusses How She Dominated the Direct Sales Industry in a TED Talk

The Startup Magazine

Deploy email marketing – the internet has greatly changed the way direct selling is executed. Chrissy Weems attended a TEDx Talks event at Davenport, Iowa to share the story. Businesses can offer free samples to give prospects an opportunity to test products. Bella then decided to start a jewelry business with her mom.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective and Successful Entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

Take for example what Ben Milne and his team are doing with Dwolla , in Iowa. Far from the epicenter of the startup universe that is Silicon Valley, Dwolla is working to revolutionize the banking industry – especially payments.

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The FCC is About to Harm Millions of Patients

Austin Startup

Net Neutrality ensures our internet service provider (ISP) allows us to access websites (e.g. Call the FCC Here’s an example from a concerned citizen of Dubuque, Iowa. Net neutrality (with Title II classification), a consumer protection clause, is set to be dismantled. What is Net Neutrality? Amazon, Google), streaming services (e.g.

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