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How Gigmor Is Looking To Connect Musicians With Gigs, with David Baird

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The way we reached that, was we saw that people were starting to use our site to discover and book talent. We're pretty much in every major market, particularly in music strong communities, like Los Angeles, New york, Nashville, and Toronto. However, that was not exactly how the site was optimized. The bulk of our users are in the U.S.

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Interview with Clark Benson, Ranker

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We grab large data sets of different things, such as movies, cars, books, or people, and then our interface adds what I call the opinion layer to that. Although I've been in Los Angeles, my last company was actually based in Chicago. We had some great offshore coders as part of the engineering team.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

And I have been impressed with Steven Kaplan and others at University of Chicago (my alma mater), who have been encouraging entrepreneurship through the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship , through angel investing , seed conferences and changes in teaching. Mr. Christensen has published a new book, “ How Will You Measure Your Life.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

In his classic book “ The 3rd American Dream ,” thought leader Suresh Sharma summarizes the large corporate accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm.

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New Entrepreneurs Are Rebuilding Our Business Engine

Startup Professionals Musings

In his classic book “ The 3rd American Dream ,” thought leader Suresh Sharma summarizes the large corporate accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm.

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Large Corporations Fail To Innovate Like Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

In his recent book “ The 3rd American Dream ,” thought leader Suresh Sharma summarizes the large corporate accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm.

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Entrepreneurs Can Revitalize The Image Of Business

Startup Professionals Musings

I recently finished a new book by thought leader Suresh Sharma, “The 3rd American Dream ,” which summarizes the business accomplishments of the 19 th and 20 th centuries, and then lays out the potential of a new entrepreneurial business ecosystem for the 21 st century. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm.