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Startup Weekend Kansas City: Pictures & Results
Examiner.com
With just one glance at the activity going on at Startup Weekend Kansas City, I could tell that this event was going to be a huge success. After eight teams fought for 54 hours to make their new business ideas become a successful reality at Startup ...
Startup Weekend Kansas City: Lineup and judges set for tonightOmaha World-Herald

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The Business Insider
LUCKY OR SMART? Successful Entrepreneurs Are "B" Students, Not "A" Students
The Business Insider
Lateral thinking is necessary in a start-up where the entrepreneur is constantly being pulled off course when plans don't go as planned, while linear thought is required in more mature companies where getting several hundred or several thousand people ...

Dropbox: 25 million users and counting
Fortune
("We're basically replacing tens of millions of hard drives and replacing that kind of infrastructure will require capital," he concedes.) Ambitious? Sure. But as any entrepreneur will tell you, figuring out how to capitalize on success like Dropbox's ...

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Recycling Capital
San Francisco Chronicle
If so, then I think the rest of the world should pay as much attention to the way entrepreneurs recycle their capital as anything else. Yes, the institutional venture capital system is a big part of the success of our tech startup economy. ...

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New biz? Don't gamble house
Montreal Gazette
It may be tempting to utilize some of the equity in your home to fund the startup. “Of course, the entrepreneur is an optimistic person and they're trying to plan their business for success. They need to be aware failure is something that could happen ...

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New biz? Don't gamble house
The Province
It may be tempting to utilize some of the equity in your home to fund the startup. “Of course, the entrepreneur is an optimistic person and they're trying to plan their business for success. They need to be aware failure is something that could happen ...

Awards and Competitions for Small Biz (April 18) – Family Business, Winning ...
The Business Insider
Here's a chance to get your start-up out of the garage with over $75000 in servers and development tools! Some of the greatest start-up ideas were born in a greasy garage or cramped basement. But Start-Up, Boot-Up™ will take one winner out of that ...

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You're the Boss: This Week in Small Business: Tax Day Today, Deficits Tomorrow
New York Times (blog)
A hard-working entrepreneur pays off a $1.7 million tax debt. OBAMA'S TURN Tyler Cowen points out that a lot of the 2011 budget cuts agreed to by Congress last week are frauds. Congress passes them anyway. The president says he will cut the deficit by ...

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This Week in Small Business: Tax Day Today, Deficits Tomorrow
New York Times (blog)
A hard-working entrepreneur pays off a $1.7 million tax debt. OBAMA'S TURN Tyler Cowen points out that a lot of the 2011 budget cuts agreed to by Congress last week are frauds. Congress passes them anyway. The president says he will cut the deficit by ...

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3+3Ps: A Framework to Guide Entrepreneurs
pluGGd.in
By Guest Author on 18, April, 2011 2 Comments To answer How to create a successful startup?, I reflected on my journey so far as a first generation and first time entrepreneur to recollect all that I learnt, what I heard from experienced and ...

True innovation needed to create new jobs in area
The Journal News | LoHud.com
To qualify, the start-up needs to convince a committee about the quality of the idea and the entrepreneur's qualifications and commitment. This model works for all kinds of start-ups — Internet, software, real estate development, biotech/medical, ...

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It's the people, stupid
StartupSmart
Yet, every successful entrepreneur I have ever met has one trait in common. Business is all about people, and never more so than with a start-up. Most businesses want to have customers. Most have suppliers of some sort. And then there is that small ...

Business incubator encourages the spirit of entrepreneurs
Seacoastonline.com
We have our pulse on all things startup. We work in the world of doors and chairs, some require private office, while others, who are more mobile in nature, require a co-working environment. We simply want to increase one's odds of success. ...

Speaking the language of success
Metro Canada - Halifax
Amanda Collucci, president and CEO of Clean4Me Inc., accepting the Best Start Up award from the Association of Canadian Chinese Entrepreneurs. Know your purpose and understand why you're in business. Understand the industry and what resources you will ...

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Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
Is group work overrated?
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
This is an important issue for entrepreneurs considering university education. Group skills are vital in all business forms, and successful start-up entrepreneurs are usually adept at leveraging scarce resources of others through their ability to work ...
GW Team Wins $25000 First-Place Prize in GW Business Plan CompetitionVAdvert Press Center (press release)

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Startup Weekend Kansas City: Lineup and judges set for tonight
Omaha World-Herald
Scott Mize – Scott is an entrepreneur, advisor, and speaker in the field of high technology. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the information technology, new media and Internet industries, and nearly ten years in the nanotechnology field. ...

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incubate!(bang) Announces Startup Competition
PR-USA.net (press release)
The deadline to apply is May 13 with the winner announced June 6. incubate!(bang) was formed by a group of successful, tech savvy entrepreneurs who wish to support Alabama's startup and open source communities through seed funding.

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East African
Africa now attracting a string of investors in tech markets
East African
According to Ragnar Sass, who is among those behind Garage48, and are also keen on holding similar events in East Africa and South Africa, the next successful startup can come from whatever continent. “Not every IT startup necessarily needs to be the ...

The Deadly Fears of Entrepreneurship
Success Magazine
Consult with mentors and successful entrepreneurs to gain perspective, focus groups to test the water, and local business development organizations, the Small Business Administration and SCORE to establish a rock-solid business plan. ...

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Mayor Bloomberg Announces Winners of NYC Next Idea Global Business Plan ...
TMC Net
(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) NEW YORK, April 8 -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the winning entrepreneur teams of NYC Next Idea ...
Mayor Bloomberg Declares NYC Foursquare Day: Live From the Village Voice Building!Village Voice (blog)
Mayor Bloomberg Declares April 16 "Foursquare Day" In NYCThe Business Insider

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