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Top 3 Startup Winner: Digs

The Startup Magazine

At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. The startups ranked most highly by investors and startup enthusiasts in terms of scalability and longevity received votes on how well they connected with investors.

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Two Amazing Women Setting Out on Their Startup Journey

Both Sides of the Table

Didn’t I make myself clear about celebrities & startups ? She’s passionate about near-shore manufacturing in places like Haiti where we can do good and do well. Turns out she’s done this startup thing before. And they’re both full time committed to their startup – Moonfrye. Kara as CEO.

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Five College Startups That Help Others

YoungUpstarts

College student turned millionaire stories have been quite popular in the business and startup world but what about those college students who are starting something that could help millions? Ideaspotting college startup youth entrepreneurship'

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Five Drivers of Real Opportunity for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Maybe we haven’t seen the results yet, but there are thousands of startup opportunities to offer new products and services, to replace those in crisis. Tags: entrepreneur startup change opportunity business. Some kind of natural or man-made disaster. That’s the great thing about being an entrepreneur. You get to choose your pain.

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14 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Biggest Accomplishment in 2016

Hearpreneur

I landed my first international travel consulting gig with Blue Marble Dreams and traveled to Haiti to open an ice cream shop. I founded MehtaFor in 2012, and the company received two national bronze awards in 2015 for Startup of the Year. I’ve now grown it to a 6-figure business and made my first hire.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Despite practicing law and building tech startups, there was a big part of me that was unsatisfied in each of those roles. It all started 18 years ago when I wanted to startup my own company, I preferred to work from home and provide time for my child of 9 months. Thanks to Alison Bernstein, The Suburban Jungle ! #9- 9- I HAD to.

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New Story – Help Fund A Home in Haiti

Feld Thoughts

I got a random email from Brett Hagler last Thursday asking me to help his startup New Story. We’re focused on funding 100 homes in 100 days in Leveque, Haiti. We are only $5,000 away from changing the life of a family in Haiti. The post New Story – Help Fund A Home in Haiti appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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