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Volunteering in Costa Rica

David Cohen

We just returned from a week in the Orisi Valley of Costa Rica. two hours on the connection then on to San Jose, Costa Rica. Delaney noticed the American music and said her first impressions were that Costa Rica was very high tech and familiar. Camisa de futbol, equipe de Costa Rica official.

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Twitter Link Roundup #60 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Mike Samson, Co-Founder of @crowdSPRING on Community Building & NO!SPEC Google Maps triggers military dispute between Costa Rica & Nicaragua – [link]. Latest issue of crowdSPRING’s small biz newsletter – marketing, entrepreneurship, strategy & more – [link]. SPEC Campaign [link].

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

For me it’s always been about creating a company and a culture that would have an indelible impact not just on my family and loved ones, but on the community at large. If I can help fellow purpose-driven businesses in my community reach their goals, then I can have an exponential impact on the planet too — and that’s awesome.”.

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Startup Lessons Learned 2011 streaming live

Startup Lessons Learned

We struggle with this issue every year, because we strongly encourage everyone who can to participate with their local entrepreneurship community. Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values. That said, there comes a point where that's not possible for everyone.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 9: Jered Lawson and Chase Adam

Steve Blank

Jered Lawson discovered a passion for community farming while in college. He also worked in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica and helped start a national health program in Haiti. He discovered a way to do it on a bus ride in Costa Rica. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Andrew McCubbins: An Entrepreneur Solving World Problems From Salt Lake City, Utah

YoungUpstarts

Working with GlobalAware he went to Costa Rica with his wife and children to help start a church and a community center. As a successful entrepreneur, he used his influence and resources to help start a center that will help the local community.

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This Weekend

Startup Lessons Learned

The next couple of days are going to be amazing, as the Lean Startup community converges on San Francisco. If you're in town Saturday night, you'll want to stop by Ignite: Lean Startup , a community-run event that features a number of new voices in the Lean Startup community. Welcome to our fair city. Co-founder, Backblaze.