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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

No more 60 hour weeks at a job where the owners apparently were unable to run a successful operation. Thanks to Steve Groom, Maryland Home Buyers in Baltimore ! #6- In my entrepreneurship journey, I’ve made incredible retail partners from many countries, and eventually landed my own show on HSN for 19 years. No hassles.

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[Exercise] Create A Bulletproof Mission Plan

YoungUpstarts

What actions will your operating team perform? It’s important that you remember (or ask your partner to remind you) not to fall back on actively thinking about a solution; rather, let your mind remain blank and clear. A New York native, she leads a team of content professionals from her home near Baltimore, Maryland.

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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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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.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Hemafuse

Austin Startup

She is the primary inventor of a modular centrifuge that operates with or without electricity. This will require new partners, new skill sets, and new business model innovation. Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland). and Indian companies. She speaks three languages, including Turkish and basic Hindi.

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Startup Chica Spotlight: Meet Some of Austin’s Female Founders

Austin Startup

Maria’s dad started Donn’s Bar-B-Que 35 years ago and Maria now co-operates the business alongside her parents. She has developed, coordinated, and partnered with several international NGOs and Ministries of Education to assist with economic empowerment and sustainable community living in undeserved communities.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Mr. Ahlberg earned his doctorate from Chalmers University of Technology and has worked as a visiting researcher at the University of Maryland.