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Interview with Shaan Sethi, Jaanuu

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We would have the design aesthetic of contemporary brands, combine that with performance-based fabrics to the like of Lululemon, Underarmor, and Nike Drifit. The last piece, was we figured that we could disintermediate a broken, retail channel, by creating a customized, sophisticated, Web 2.0 companies around the LA area.

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Interview with Jan Zands, Phonesheet.com

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So what Phonesheet.com does is takes that antiquated system and modernizes it, using a Web 2.0 I was the in house software designer/developer for Artist Management Group, which was Michael Ovitz's company. system where the assistant can log into the account. How did you decide this would be a great business to start?

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” Marketplace companies are notoriously difficult to start, so I'm constantly amazed that so many entrepreneurs chose this route. If you’re an entrepreneur, the glib answer is “no.”

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Hire Entrepreneurs!

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Hire Entrepreneurs! Hire Entrepreneurs! By Frank Addante Is it safe to hire entrepreneurs? These are all prerequisites for a good entrepreneur. When we hired, we always said that we were looking for entrepreneurs to join our team. Entrepreneurs, by nature, are loyal and extremely dedicated.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU to 3,500 entrepreneurs in 50+ countries

Frank Addante

A BIG THANK YOU to 3,500 entrepreneurs in 50+ countries By Frank Addante May 3 was the 1 year anniversary of this blog. I started this blog as a place to share my experiences and thoughts with a small group of entrepreneurs and companies that I advise. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit

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TechZulu Live to Premiere "TZLaw" at 5:15 p.m. PT Thursday, October 7, with IP Attorney Denise Grayson of "The Social Network"

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The show focuses on legal issues surrounding startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and emerging technology. Guest: interview with a special guest, ranging from world-reknowned business entrepreneurs to leaders in technology law and policy. She has specialized in entertainment and Internet law since 1998.

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Interview with George Ruan and Donald Patterson, Quub

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Don Patterson: It took a long time to converge on what we were actually doing, and we started on a path of developing stuff, working with interaction designers, and forcing ourselves to identify what service we were really trying to provide. The idea is we do not want to go down the current path of the Web 2.0

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