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20 Entrepreneurs Share Their Business Goals for 2018

Hearpreneur

This year we will hit our 100,000th person on experiential tours of Detroit and launch a new program that shares lessons learned with other leaders. The DXF Institute will offer in-depth full-day and multi-day learning experiences in Detroit. These experiences will focus on innovation and inspiration by using Detroit as a classroom.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. that social enterprises can take.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Post-Hurricane Andrew and I saw the need for more safe rooms so designed built the safe dome a backyard shed that can save your life. 8 tons transportable dome capable of withstanding 200 or more mph winds due to its shape and design. Thanks to Jessica Arman, My Magic Mud ! #10- 10- Save lives. 11- The city needed my expertise.

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Jonathon Triest of Ludlow Ventures: “VC Done Right” (and in Detroit)

Hunter Walker

You meet interesting people backstage at conferences and in 2013 that included Jonathon Triest who started Detroit-based Ludlow Ventures. I found myself doing a lot of design work. There was really a need for designers at the time, so I figured “hey, I’m ok at this. I opened Triest Group a small design boutique and moved to NYC.

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Mercenaries, Missionaries, and Crusaders

View from Seed

I’ve had the privilege to work with many great entrepreneurs, both in my operating days at the start of my career and over the last decade plus on the VC investing side. In my experience founders usually fall into one of three types: mercenaries, missionaries, and crusaders.

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Did you know that board management software isn’t just for boards?

Board Effect

Nonprofit leaders looking to maximize resources should take a fresh look at board management software, a versatile tool that can touch all aspects of organizational operations. Improved communication and information sharing.

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10 must-attend tech conferences in 2014

The Next Web

Velocity Web Performance and Operations. Every year I go to Velocity , and I trade notes with some of the smartest operations guys around on the latest Web performance and operations, which results in huge savings and performance increases for my company. Digital Life Design conference. Their top 10 answers are below.