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Not every startup founder starts out with the intention of being their own boss. For 42Floors founder Jason Freedman, he tried every other option before accepting the title of entrepreneur. Read More

Start Your Company With A Purpose

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Made Hot by: smallbizwoman on November 30, 2012 7:38 pm
With the rise of e-readers like the Kobo and the Kindle, carrying a library in your purse or backpack has never been easier. When entrepreneur Allen Lau was developing mobile games at Tira Wireless, this wasn’t really the case. Read More
Not every entrepreneur sets out to start a business. For Markus Frind, his business came out of simply trying to make his mark on the world of online dating. Read More
Every entrepreneur looks at a challenge in a different way. For Heroku founder Adam Wiggins, he was simply upset with the status quo. “I think this is a common trait across entrepreneurial people,” Wiggins said in interview. Read More
The inspiration to start a company can come from many places. Some startup founders look at challenges in the world, and decide to fix them. Others have a chance encounter with someone influential, and walk away feeling the urge to build and create. Read More
For entrepreneur Josh Hartwell, the motivation to start a company didn’t come from having friends in the startup community. In fact, it was watching his friends that pushed him in the opposite direction they were heading. Read More
Some people can see an entrepreneurial opportunity in anything. For David Ciccarelli, this included his school lunch breaks. “I was the kind of kid that figured out ways to be resourceful,” said Ciccarelli in interview. Read More
Mark Organ’s entrepreneurial career started at a young age. In second grade, he was reprimanded for selling items pulled from his family medicine cabinet. Read More
“I feel as if I’ve always had that entrepreneurial spirit in my blood,” Scorpio said in interview. “ I saw how hard they worked, and knew that I wanted to start something of my own.” Read More
Not every entrepreneur has the luxury of being encouraged to tackle big problems from a young age. John Poisson remembers being told quite the opposite. Read More
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