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18 Inspirational Career Reinvention Journeys from Successful Entrepreneurs

StartupNation

Career reinvention is a powerful journey, and this article showcases real-world examples from successful entrepreneurs. We started with the same questions many entrepreneurs ask: Is there a real market? In June 2007, I applied to work for a tech startup based out of New York City’s Silicon Alley. We were in four cities.

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Today’s entrepreneurs weigh in: Is entrepreneurship a lonely journey?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

At the core of Entrepreneurs’ Organization ‘s mission is helping entrepreneurs achieve their full potential. “The stress amplified to the point that I could no longer laugh” Keith Roberts, founder, author and speaker at OAKJournal , founder and creative director at Zenman , and a member of EO Colorado.

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A Seed Fund Grows in Brooklyn: Announcing Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

It is the first venture capital fund based in Brooklyn--the city’s most exciting and creative borough. Gilt Groupe maintains a significant presence there, as does scores of creative agencies and design firms. It’s a great place to build a business--creative, less expensive, flexible, etc.

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

This is going to be BIG.

I didn''t actually get to meet him in person until SXSW in 2007. We stayed in touch and I got to know a bunch of the Louisville startup and creative crew, like Todd Earwood, Matt Winn, and Ashley Cecil. That was the year Twitter took off. I took this picture of Rob, Michael Galpert, and Danny Wen of Harvest.

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

Both Sides of the Table

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. You can imagine the complexities.

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Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent – The Power of Troy Carter

Both Sides of the Table

Troy represents what I believe the best magic of Los Angeles is – the merging together of creative talent with technical talent and he brings the lessons learned from these two fields into investments nationally. He talks about the fact that as an entrepreneur himself attracts other entrepreneurs to want to work with him.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

When I first got into the industry it was 2007. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. So I encouraged entrepreneurs to think about raising their funds as quickly as they could because. Yesterday was a Monday. Summary version?

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