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From Near Death To YouTube Stardom, An Entrepreneur’s Story

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Performers Are Entrepreneurs. Mike was surprised when I identified him as an entrepreneur. Just like tech entrepreneurs, performers must create something from nothing and then package, position, promote and distribute their product to their fans. “It''s However, the title is apt. their) taxes all figured out.[LAUGHS]

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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2012 – The Year Of Syndication

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2011 was the year of the video interview, in which I spoke with the likes of Guy Kawasaki, Len Short, Brad Feld, Naval Ravikant and Steve Blank. Exposure on these sites more than doubled my readership from 2011. 7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice). > Greetings loyal readers. and Forbes.

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Make It Work- the real story

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Entrepreneurs are inundated with success stories, but far less is written about ventures that do not succeed. Most entrepreneurs do not have the guts to publicly discuss a venture gone awry. As an entrepreneur, my greatest lesson learned here was how difficult it is to find capital for a services business. Of course).

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How To Become a VC

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One the most frequent questions asked of me by entrepreneurs is, "How can I become a Venture Capitalist?" The inquiry is common because being a VC is (to an entrepreneur, at least) a sexy job. Spend as much time as possible in the company of aspiring and accomplished entrepreneurs. Microscopic Industry. Share and Enjoy.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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where entrepreneurs share their stories. Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Idea Mensch.

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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

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Serial entrepreneur, venture investor and startup accelerator pioneer Brad Feld has notoriously mocked traditional marketing throughout his career. When the entrepreneur is obsessed with the product and the company has organized all of its activities around that, it’s very powerful.”. This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE.

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Trade Show Guerilla Marketing – Booth Babes With Beards

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I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. Serial entrepreneur Seth Epstein is an incredible marketer. He noted that entrepreneurs should not, “… expect other people to get the subtlety and nuance of your vision.

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