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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Henrik and I co-founded Fisker Inc. Back in 1997, when I was a high school junior and my brother Evan was a freshman, we launched a local moving service called Meathead Movers. As more requests came in, we quickly learned that impeccable manners, good hygiene and a whole lot of hustle produced referrals from happy, returning customers.

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

Michael Smith, leader of the Social Innovation team at the Case Foundation , introduced the Foundation as a non-profit started in 1997 by Steve Case (AOL co-founder) and his wife, Jean Case. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. We invest in Code for America (“Peace Corps for Geeks”).

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The Pain Of Two-Minute Tasks

Duct Tape Marketing

Pieter is CEO and co-founder of Macanta Software Ltd and a small business systems & automation expert. Pieter was born and raised in South Africa, moving to the UK in 1997. Barefoot Business: 3 Key Systems to Attract More Leads, Win More Sales and Delight More Customers Without Your Business Killing You.

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The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

@jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square. dens : Co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley gets personal on his Twitter account, sharing his interests in soccer and hidden urban art. MichaelDell : Follow Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell.

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The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman

Duct Tape Marketing

Bezos reimagined the way leaders write, speak, and motivate teams and customers. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! I reviewed 50,000 words that Bezos wrote in a shareholder letters over time. I analyzed all the, all of the letters, put them through software tools. Connect with Carmine on LinkedIn.

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Leadership Lessons To Help Guide You To Excellence

Duct Tape Marketing

He’s out with yet another co-authored book with Nancye Green called — Tom Peters’ Compact Guide to Excellence. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! He is the co-author of In Search of Excellence, the book that changed the way the world does business and is often tagged as the best business book ever, 20 books.

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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

The founders coming out of the DEC ( Digital Equipment Corporation ) and Intel culture of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. As an early employee I worked all hours of the day, never hesitated to jump on a “ red-eye ” plane to see a customer at the drop of a hat, and did what was necessary to make the company a winner.