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A Good Answer in a Business Plan Contest

Up and Running

“Can you name a company in your industry that does anything like that?&#. And, to the judges’ collective surprise, in this case, the entrepreneurs are able to say yes, they do know of some, they mention the names, and add that their margins are taken from those and companies like them. This is a true story.

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Congrats to Backupify! A Great Exit Story for the First Company I Ever Backed

This is going to be BIG.

It was written by a guy about my age down in Louisville, Kentucky. A former engineer, Rob was a great writer and a thoughtful student of management. We used to chat a fair amount via our respective blogs about management and entrepreneurship. I started reading a great blog called Business Pundit in 2004.

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Ohio Innovation, Gonzeaux #3 — Avoiding a Beating in Over-the-Rhine

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

I manage to push the car over to the curb. The urban neighbourhoods in Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, to name a few, are all desperate places with large numbers of unemployed. Tomorrow, passing through Louisville on my way to Nashville. It’s early evening and stopped at a red light, the Valiant stalls.

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12 Questions: Meet Michael Irby (USA)

crowdSPRING Blog

Since then I have been a bartender, restaurant manager and cabinet maker. For example, I recently flew into the Louisville, KY, airport where I had the opportunity to experience the Dyson Airblade hand dryer. I write out the name of the company and any ideas associated with it. Hell, I didn’t even have a computer.

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