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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

Both Sides of the Table

She actually IS the prototypical entrepreneur. But Tracy did what entrepreneurs do. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. In the first 5 minutes you’ll realize that she’s a classic entrepreneur. More on that later. That may soon change.

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Interview with Marc Friedmann, SciVee

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However, it's a very large market--we peg it at around $11 billion a year, and some estimate it to be as big as $20 billion a year, including scientific journals, academic journals, scientific societies, and conferences. They're obviously a world class corporation, and one of the largest players in this marketplace.

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Attention Startup Accelerators: Your Job Is Not Over After Demo Day

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Obtaining funding is a key milestone, but equally important is helping fledgling companies build institutional mass once they leave the relatively safe confines of an accelerator. Savvy entrepreneurs - seek out programs which incorporate these post-graduation activities. Convert Graduate-Founders Into Mentors.

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Putting Tom Perkins Comments into Context

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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. Having a highly functional middle class is good policy for long-term economic growth. The headline of Mr. Perkins letter to the WSJ?

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Hands-on Techniques To Avoid Hiring Wantrepreneurs

InfoChachkie

They profess to be entrepreneurs, but are they actually Wantrepreneurs? A Wantrepreneur is a well-intentioned person who wants to be an entrepreneur, but does not have the skills, personality and or risk profile to be successful. They smile, they laugh on cue and they have a rehearsed response for every conventional interview question.

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Austin Start-up MailLift Joins 500 Startups

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Entrepreneurs and mentors travel from various parts around the world to take part in the 500 Startups accelerator program. In June, The Wall Street Journal profiled McClure and 500 Startups’ unique model. “We’re excited to see one of our most talented, emerging companies join a world-class program like 500 Startups.”

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What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management

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The most tempting thing for inexperienced entrepreneurs to do is to attack the press. I was recently talking with an entrepreneur who had just gotten a ton of press around his company for an interview he gave to a journalist. You wasted that opportunity with that journalist and that journal. It doesn’t help you.

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