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

This is going to be BIG.

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. Rob messed around with some local video thing in 2008, which everyone but Rob thought was a pretty terrible idea. " — Charlie O'Donnell (@ceonyc) December 29, 2008.

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A Sign of the Times: Why Saving the Kentile Sign is Important #savekentile

This is going to be BIG.

Brooklyn is attracting a generation of entrepreneurs who never saw Brooklyn in its industrial heyday, but feel like the borough is uniquely positioned and a historically fitting place to produce their products and serve creative communities. Makerbot has a factory in Industry City.

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

Both Sides of the Table

That is the reason I am so supportive of the Startup Visa movement that has been so successfully championed by Brad Feld, Dave McClure, Eric Ries, Shervin Pishevar and many others. So I was intrigued when I read Thomas Friedmans’s Op Ed in December 2008 about the need to Reboot America. They come from start-ups.

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The Founder’s Playbook: Winning Mindsets & Startup Strategies

American Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs must be creative enough to innovate, disciplined enough to stay focused, resourceful enough to do more with less, and bold enough to take calculated risks. Creativity & Innovation Thinking outside the box to develop unique products, services, or business models. Why Is an Entrepreneurial Mindset Important?

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How—and Why—to Inject Fun in Your Workplace

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It was incredible to see everyone’s creativity. A while later, our customer support team was asked to help out in the assembly department. And our customer support team plays music every Friday afternoon. Heidi Reimer-Epp , CEO and co-founder of Botanical PaperWorks has been an EO Winnipeg member since 2008.

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How I Got a Deal on Shark Tank

Entrepreneurs' Organization

There’s the all-important pitch, creative sets, unexpected reactions by five seasoned investors and the possibility of scaling growth fast with a cash infusion and industry connections. My latest company, Hire Santa, started at an employee Christmas party in 2008 where I handed out bonuses dressed as Santa Claus. A Week in Los Angeles.

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How Big Business Could Help Small Business in Kansas City

Source Link

In 2008, America tried to rebuild the economy from the top down…This time, let's get creative and focus the bailouts on individual Americans and the communities where they live. It is very important to support individuals right now, helping them get through tough and uncertain times and job loss. “The