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Want To Trip Out? This Entrepreneur Can Hook You Up

InfoChachkie

After finishing Mr. Thompson''s jaded take on the travel industry, I wondered if there was a travel company that bucked his stereotypes and properly balanced making bold destinations accessible while respecting the unspoiled resources and culture that made the locales interesting in the first place. How have you made it work?

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Reflections on 2016: Alon Goren, Crowd Invest Summit and 805 Startups

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We had a great fireside chat with Brock Pierce and had a panel with Richard Wolpert, Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen, Peter Liu and Buck Jordan. It's called Flyte Bike and it was created by an entrepreneur that works out of HUB101 with me named Robin Palmer. We also got the LA VC community involved as well which was a lot of fun.

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Five Startup Tips From The Beatles

InfoChachkie

Despite the book’s shortcomings, it contains a number of insightful lessons for budding entrepreneurs. Of the 100 business “lessons” articulated in the book, I highlight a few below that I feel are the most relevant and impactful for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs can learn from their achievements as well as their failures.

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Ten Startup Tips From Steve Jobs

InfoChachkie

He proceeded to tell me several interesting and entertaining stories about Steve (all flattering), dating back to the early-1980’s. I gathered ten such examples which are particularly relevant to entrepreneurs. I regularly bring successful entrepreneurs into my UC Santa Barbara classroom. We built it for ourselves.

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Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of the Half Year

Xconomy

Jeff Buchanan goes deep with a special series on doctors-turned-entrepreneurs in health IT and other medical technologies. Bernadette Tansey dives into the world of virtual reality from a consumer and entertainment perspective. GM Bets Big Bucks on Cruise Automation and a Driverless Future.

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Guerilla Marketing Fail – What I Learned From The Austin Police

InfoChachkie

I suggest you check out both the video and Seth’s entertaining depiction below. We were ecstatic – what are the odds of placing an add on craigslist for a ninja and getting a modern, urban, acrobatic team on board to help you out for 11 bucks an hour? Below is a guest post in which Seth tells the story in written form.

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Small Ideas, Big Benefits

InfoChachkie

Entrepreneurs create opportunities by creating ripples, and mini-ventures are great ripple creators. If the crowd is gathered to see an entertainer, you could sell T-shirts, posters, etc. the smartass entrepreneur replied, “It’s called business. For instance, if it is a hot day, you could sell bottled water, soft drinks, etc.

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