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The Perils of Founder Fighting

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At a young age I watched her open a bakery, which in the early 80′s was ahead of its time in serving croissants, gourmet coffee and high-end, homemade cakes, cheesecakes and french pastries for our small town of Sacramento, California (Carmichael, if you know the area). She started it with a partner, 50-50. I see it all the time.

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The One Word That Shouldn’t Exist in an Entrepreneur’s Vocabulary

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She was president of the UJA in Sacramento. Now let me walk you through a broader story because avoidance of the word in and of itself will seem cliche. Stay with me. When I was little I had a role model for entrepreneurship – my mom. She was a natural leader. From this I saw civic involvement and leadership first hand.

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

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And there are a ton of dog sitters in Sacramento so I’m sure we’ll be able to help.” He was relaxed and told me, “Don’t worry, Mark. Killina will take care of you. That’s what she’s there for – we love situations like this. ” Booked it.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. He made some mistakes on his immigration paperwork so he was forced to leave the country for 8 months. He spent a bunch of this time in Canada. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur.

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Please go see “Waiting for Superman.” Here’s Why:

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I grew up in Sacramento, CA where nobody that I knew sent their kids to private schools. I’m talking about the egalitarian public school system that will determine whether America remains a competitive player in the global economy when your grand children or their children are adults. Please go see the film.

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Here is Why Non-Obvious Startup Ideas Can Yield the Largest Results

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It’s not just big in Dallas but in San Diego, Phoenix and Sacramento but also Boston, Chicago, Washington and of course San Francisco. Many, many markets use storage and in totally different use-cases than you’d imagine. How valuable are these legacy businesses?

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How Investors Make Better Decisions: The Investment Readiness Level

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— As Selections Committee chair for our Sacramento Angels investor group, I review applications from dozens of startup entrepreneurs looking for investment. Here’s John’s story.