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NYC's Gramercy Labs Startup ... - The Next Web

Sat, 06/04/2011 - 09:14

NYC's Gramercy Labs Startup ...
The Next Web
When asked where they see GCL in 5 years time, Fortuna responded: “I hope Gramercy Labs will be known as a great place to start and develop a career as an entrepreneur. As much as anything, I hope we are known for measuring success the right way — not ...

Business forum: Entrepreneurs seek forgiveness, not permission - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Sat, 06/04/2011 - 04:58

Business forum: Entrepreneurs seek forgiveness, not permission
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
When I hear the word entrepreneur, I always think of my friend Ron Morris. In addition to starting without external capital more than seven successful businesses mostly in the technology space and creating a significant amount of wealth for himself in ...

NOLA Brewing to start canning; another NOLA startup is behind it - NOLA.com

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 22:41

NOLA.com

NOLA Brewing to start canning; another NOLA startup is behind it
NOLA.com
Earlier this year, Coco and NOLA Brewing participated in Idea Village's Entrepreneur Challenge, a series of classes that help startups move their businesses to the next level. Rebirth Financial, a peer-to-business lending platform founded in February, ...

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5 Ways "X-Men First Class" Is Like A Startup Business - Fast Company

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 21:18

Fast Company

5 Ways "X-Men First Class" Is Like A Startup Business
Fast Company
Sound like any successful entrepreneurs you know? By the time a film series gets to its fifth installment, the last throes of a franchise usually fall somewhere in between disappointment (Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones), or blatantly ...

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Startup develops winning technology to fight sleep apnea - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 20:33

Startup develops winning technology to fight sleep apnea
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
“We can start to develop an image of the North Bay as a place where as an entrepreneur you can come and get supported, get recognition, get noticed by investors.” The contest began with 36 startups that sought help writing a business plan. ...
San Rafael-Based Medical Startup Sweeps Business Plan CompetitionPatch.com
New Sleep Apnea Technology Being Developed by Sonoma, CA StartupThe Inquisitr

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Shaquille O'Neal's retirement assists startup - Reuters Blogs (blog)

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 18:08

Reuters Blogs (blog)

Shaquille O'Neal's retirement assists startup
Reuters Blogs (blog)
When the manager of basketball star Shaquille O'Neal called Michael Downing one month ago out of the blue, the San Francisco entrepreneur was overcome with elation – and dread. O'Neal is a savvy social media adopter with nearly 4 million Twitter ...

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Berlin: Germany's High-Tech Startup Capital - ABC News

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 15:18

ABC News

Berlin: Germany's High-Tech Startup Capital
ABC News
"The problem I found was that creative and artistic orientated jobs in the UK are very few and far between," said Bostock, who moved to Berlin two months ago to join software startup 6Wunderkinder. Many entrepreneurs say Berlin, which has some of the ...

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California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Joins Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs and ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 15:02

California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Joins Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs and ...
PR Newswire (press release)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) today announced that California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom will help kick off Launch: Silicon Valley 2011, Silicon Valley's most ...
RunMyProcess Selected for Launch: Silicon Valley 2011, Showcase for Top Tech ...Business Wire (press release)
RunMyProcess Selected for Launch: Silicon Valley 2011, Showcase for Top Tech ...SunHerald.com

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San Rafael-Based Medical Startup Sweeps Business Plan Competition - Patch.com

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 14:06

San Rafael-Based Medical Startup Sweeps Business Plan Competition
Patch.com
The competition,which is a joint effort of the North Bay iHub and the Sonoma State University School of Business and Economics, was created to stimulate entrepreneurship in Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties. K-Diagnostics has developed Sleep ID, ...

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Gail Goodman of Constant Contact: 3 Questions Every Startup Entrepreneur Must Ask - BNET (blog)

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 12:31

Gail Goodman of Constant Contact: 3 Questions Every Startup Entrepreneur Must Ask
BNET (blog)
It may seem pretty obvious but I am shocked by how many entrepreneurs I talk to who are not crisp about the answers. Focus is very important. Knowing who your customer is and what problem you are trying to solve will guide your solution development, ...

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SV Angel: “We Won't Pass On Old Entrepreneurs” - Washington Post

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 10:56

SV Angel: “We Won't Pass On Old Entrepreneurs”
Washington Post
We wanted to use the data to determine whether there were any patterns in measuring startup success – whether there is a Moneyball or 538 approach that could be gleaned from the reams of data accumulated over the years. Even though we're in the early ...

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SV Angel: “We Won't Pass On Old Entrepreneurs” - TechCrunch

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 08:03

SV Angel: “We Won't Pass On Old Entrepreneurs”
TechCrunch
We wanted to use the data to determine whether there were any patterns in measuring startup success – whether there is a Moneyball or 538 approach that could be gleaned from the reams of data accumulated over the years. Even though we're in the early ...

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Chapman's new entrepreneur shepherd - OCRegister

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 07:06

Chapman's new entrepreneur shepherd
OCRegister
He's a successful entrepreneur. He's an angel investor in young high-growth companies and was chairman in 2010 of Orange County-based Tech Coast Angels, the nation's largest network of angel investors. He's an assistant professor in ...

We need grannies, says Startup fest organizer - Montreal Gazette

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 06:57

We need grannies, says Startup fest organizer
Montreal Gazette
The startup festival, to be held July 13-15 will build on the successful Startup Camp, which is held every year for one night in Montreal. The last event attracted about 800 people. Telio said the International Startup Festival has a goal to unite not ...

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Nurture not nature shapes entrepreneurs: Report - StartupSmart

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 06:07

Nurture not nature shapes entrepreneurs: Report
StartupSmart
This last statistic backs up the findings of another report by US seed accelerator Blackbox, which found start-ups who learn from mentors are more likely to be successful. The report, titled the Startup Genome Project, provided an in-depth analysis of ...

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Startup brings IT services to the home - Knoxville News Sentinel

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 04:25

Startup brings IT services to the home
Knoxville News Sentinel
A new startup by a trio of entrepreneurs aims to change the way homeowners think about IT services. While other companies get paid when your technology goes down, Leonard Knight, Zane Hagy and JR Charles on Monday will launch Taking IT Home, ...

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Juice In The City Reels In $6 Million To Help Moms Take On Groupon - TechCrunch

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 04:05

Juice In The City Reels In $6 Million To Help Moms Take On Groupon
TechCrunch
Juice In The City, a site that pairs moms with local businesses and daily deals, announced tonight that it has raked in $6 million in seed funding from Tandem Entrepreneurs and HU Investments. The startup will use the infusion of funding to continue ...

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Many of today's graduates will be tomorrow's entrepreneurs - USA Today

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 01:41

USA Today

Many of today's graduates will be tomorrow's entrepreneurs
USA Today
Great entrepreneurs often have great failures. I live in Silicon Valley, and while it's a valley of huge successes, virtually everyone I know has worked for or launched a failed startup. I know venture capitalists who will invest only in entrepreneurs ...

FounderFuel to boost Montreal entrepreneurs - Financial Post

Fri, 06/03/2011 - 01:24

FounderFuel to boost Montreal entrepreneurs
Financial Post
Budding small business owners of Quebec's largest city have until Canada Day to apply for Montreal's newest startup accelerator program. FounderFuel began accepting applications shortly after its website first went live on Thursday afternoon. ...
Startup Canada: FounderFuel Launches Accelerator Program In MontrealTechCrunch
FounderFuel Launches a Montreal-Based Accelerator ProgramReadWriteWeb

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Need Innovation? Hire an Entrepreneur - BusinessWeek

Thu, 06/02/2011 - 23:09

Need Innovation? Hire an Entrepreneur
BusinessWeek
The resources available to budding entrepreneurs are growing each day. Twenty years ago, there were few role models and fewer resources. Today there is a growing ecosystem of support. A number of other successful entrepreneurs, like Mitch Kapor (Lotus) ...

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