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The Perils of Founder Fighting

Both Sides of the Table

At a young age I watched her open a bakery, which in the early 80′s was ahead of its time in serving croissants, gourmet coffee and high-end, homemade cakes, cheesecakes and french pastries for our small town of Sacramento, California (Carmichael, if you know the area). She started it with a partner, 50-50. I see it all the time.

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New Year, New & Improved NextView Accelerator

View from Seed

The smaller size also allows the space for teams to get to know each other within the cohort and develop a true sense of community and friendship on a founder-to-founder level, which has proven to be an invaluable resource during and after the program. . You want to see some signals of success before signing your name on the dotted line.

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Putting Tom Perkins Comments into Context

Both Sides of the Table

He just had his Mitt Romney moment and his name will forever be etched in the collective consciousness of the tech community for this terribly insensitive and tone deaf letter to the Wall Street Journal. The venture capital firm that bears his name. “Maybe it’s time for KP to shorten its name to K?

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

Both Sides of the Table

She was president of the UJA in Sacramento – the United Jewish Appeal. Then she opened a bakery and a second bakery and then a restaurant – in Sacramento. You’re two guys in a garage, two guys across campus trying to make a name for yourself. How should we as entrepreneurs and as a community be acting? [00:52:12]

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Everyone’s Business: Drinking on the job, Overpaid NBA Players, Offshore Accounts

Up and Running

So … There’s this guy by the name of Richard Branson who owns a little business called Virgin Group. He wrote a piece about using community building to develop your business. billion, and his brand extends into seemingly every community and industry, it’s probably a good idea to check this out.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Dalla Terra Winery

crowdSPRING Blog

Dalla Terra means “of the earth” in Italian, and since it is a small, family owned operation it seems like a pretty fitting name. This week’s Small Business Spotlight is a Napa Valley winery called Dalla Terra. The winery was supposed to just be a hobby and suddenly became a well respected establishment.

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The 50 Top Startups at SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

Listed in alphabetical order by category name, here are all the participants for this exciting competition (along with links to their recent interviews on Medium). The Pitch Award Ceremony , announcing winners in each of ten different categories, will be take place Sunday, March 10 from 6:30 pm-8 pm at the Hilton Hotel (6th Floor, Salon H).