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9 Unlikely Entrepreneurs Who Changed The Market

YoungUpstarts

This risky decision to leave school truly paid off when Gates and Allen partnered up to create Microsoft in 1975. Today, Microsoft and its line of operating systems are the biggest and most widely used in the world. He went on to get his PhD at Stanford University and met his future business partner Page there. Henry Ford.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

By this time, Erin had already spent 4 years in operations at a startup that was in skyrocket growth mode, so she knew her knowledge in scaling operations was as valuable as this idea; she became my co-founder. GreenPal’s vision is to become the operating system and platform that makes the lawn care industry run smoothly.

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A Timeless Toolkit for Executive Succession

Board Effect

Planning for executive succession is easiest, of course, well in advance, and there are numerous resources for guidance, including tips from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the Council of Nonprofits. Key contacts (funders, donors, legislators, auditor, partners, suppliers/vendors, etc.). Tool Kit Tips.

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10 Reasons Podcast Guesting is the #1 Killer Content Marketing Tactic of All Time

Duct Tape Marketing

Podcast guesting is so valuable, in fact, that I partnered with John Jantsch to create a podcast booking service called Podcast Bookers. He owns and operates a boutique web design firm, Kansas City Web Design , and markets and sells Internet marketing services under the brand Kansas City SEO.

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SXSW Startups: Healium

Austin Startup

As BCI and other biometric navigation tools get more advanced, we look forward to the day when you’ll be able to operate Healium’s menus completely hands-free…just with your mind or heart rate or respiration. Louis and Kansas City in the “silicon prairie.” What are your goals for Healium in 2019? Columbia is located between St.

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Transcript of Managing an Expanding Business, With Your Mission Guiding the Way

Duct Tape Marketing

This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. I rarely get to do a Kansas City show, so, even though we’re just across town, it doesn’t get much closer than this. We are a health and wellness facility here in Kansas City. Back to Podcast.

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Turns Out The Future of the Office Isn’t an Office at All

Duct Tape Marketing

I’ve owned my own business for twenty-years now and in some fashion have operated pretty much like most traditional small businesses. I’ve rented 150 square feet of private space in a co-working space in Kansas City called Think Big Coworking. For now, I’ve taken what I think is the perfect hybrid step for my business.