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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

What types of things might happen in 2012, as opposed to needing another 3-5 years to come to fruition. That aside, here are ten areas I think you'll see some interesting things happening in 2012. 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool.

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Tech, Education, and Making a Difference in South Africa: Meet Justinus Adriaanse

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Changing course A 2012 ski holiday in Canada triggered a remarkable new realization. Contributed to EO by Marina Byezhanova Justinus Adriaanse is an EO Canada Bridge member who grew up in a middle-class family in South Africa, keenly observing the glaring disparities that were unmistakably present in his surroundings.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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She hasn’t raised any venture capital. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started. And when her assets were tapped she rented out her bedroom and even her couch on Airbnb to afford her year-one operations. More on that later.

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Feature Friday: Megan Burton, EO Atlanta

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When she joined in 2012, her company, CoinX, was in high growth mode, which made support from her EO community an invaluable asset. When she joined in 2012, her company, CoinX, was in high growth mode, which made support from her EO community an invaluable asset. Learn more about EO today!

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Business Ramifications of Legalized Marijuana: Trouble or Growth Opportunity?

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Lynette answered questions about changes that have impacted her business since Colorado legalized marijuana in 2012. By Renita Wolf , a Colorado-based financial executive and author. Though it seems unfathomable to the “Just Say No” generation, marijuana is legal, decriminalized or has medical status in 45 of our 50 United States.

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5 Hidden Entrepreneurship Lessons from 5 Christmas Movies

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The original version of this article appeared on Violet’s LinkedIn blog. . Written by Violet Lim, CEO and co-founder of Lunch Actually and EO Singapore. We have come to the last month of 2018! I don’t know about you, but this year passed by like lightning for me. At the same time, I could relate to her situation. Home Alone.

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EO Accelerator Grads on Growing In Business and In Marriage

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Lallenia: My husband, Brad, and I started Big Birge Plumbing in 2012. It gives founders the tools and accountability to take their business to the next level. How did you hear about EO Accelerator? Neither of us had much experience running a business. I was referred to EO Accelerator by a former EO member and applied to the program in 2015.