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18 Inspirational Career Reinvention Journeys from Successful Entrepreneurs

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based production, inclusive sizing, and babywearing education that empowers every kind of parent. In June 2007, I applied to work for a tech startup based out of New York City’s Silicon Alley. Here was the best part: The startup served the performing arts industry and that same summer of 2007, the iPhone was released.

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“I think CEOs that are interested in a future acquisition need to be building relationships or at least awareness with potential buyers at least 2-3 years in advance, especially with strategics. If you’re not on the list, it’s rare for a deal to happen.” Joe Hyrkin on Selling Issuu to Bending Spoons, and More….

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This is a good way to start exploring and getting connected and educated without spooking investors or employees. When Facebook made it possible for developers to create games and other applications around 2007, they only had about 15-20 million uniques per month and they were struggling to figure out how to really grow.

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Women entrepreneurs find success despite lack of access to investment capital

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As we foster the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems, it’s important to design them to level the playing field for women. Since 2007, the number of businesses owned by Black women has grown by 163%. According to the National Minority Supplier Development Council, minority-owned businesses collect $1.4 Plenty of initiative.

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

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TWTFelipe is the founder of TWTApps , who had developed some really cool add-on applications for Twitter to extend its functionality. In 2007 Salesforce.com wanted to buy Koral. university in math or science — instead of subsidizing their educations and then sending them home&#. You can imagine the complexities. Crazy, huh?

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010. Founded in 2007. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. AOL was closed, the Internet was open. Enter Facebook.

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Reflections on the Origin Story of EO Global Leadership Academy (GLA)

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It is a spirit that has contributed to the personal development of some of the world’s finest entrepreneurs making a true impact on companies, communities, and families across the globe. The Origins David Galbenski and I served on the EO Global Board together in 2007. I loved the idea and his vision.