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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

And a group of community leaders brought together a space and an environment for thought leaders and innovators and people who are just passionate about what Christchurch could become post-earthquake and imagine that future. Lots of community discussions. For us, it was not a good use of money.

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Creative Entrepreneur Trinette Faint Brings [Real] Social Back

Jason Malki

Growing up in Joliet, IL, Trinette began modeling, aged 16, and has since been on the covers of Vogue Knitting magazine, and the book Knitting Out of Africa, in addition to other jobs. I’m excited that I get to intentionally bring together a great mix of people who complement each other and create a special experience.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. Use any you want. You can hear many other amazing stories in this 1:1 interview ). As Adam Sandler would say, “ not too shabby.”

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

Both Sides of the Table

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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Why You Should Embrace the Power of Creativity as You Build Your Empire

Smart Hustle Magazine

Creative is not a word I typically use to describe myself. I started Kono’s Kitchen, named after my rescue dog Kono, so dog parents could give their dogs healthy freeze-dried raw treats that were easy to use in training or on top of their meals. I’m building an empire with the means to give back to the rescue community.

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21 Ways to Grow Your New Business Online in 2021

StartupNation

The podcast interview revealed how they used Facebook groups to grow their business from $80K to $500K in monthly revenue. Use this story, and the many others out there, to inspire you to build an engaged and active community of your own. Increase organic traffic using Pinterest. Using apps like Vyper.ai

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An Early Investor's Postmortem of The Wing

This is going to be BIG.

Audrey Gelman was on the cover of Inc magazine, visibly pregnant. It always made more sense as a way to mix it up away from another workspace you were more anchored to—the “third place”. Community building isn’t much easier, especially in progressive circles. Things looked more than great. It’s hard to blame them.