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This entry is part 1 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStoryTumblr founder David Karp turned his company into a billion dollar business. This video highlights how it all got started. The big tech announcement that kicked off the week is Tumblr’s acquisition by Internet giant Yahoo! for $1.1 billion. If you’re not familiar with the [...]
This entry is part 2 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStoryThink launching a business is easy? Small business owner, Gene Marks, shared what he learned when he made the leap into entrepreneurship. Hiscox’s My Startup Story, featuring top entrepreneurs offering small business advice and discussing their own start-up experiences, kicks off the first instalment of [...]
This entry is part 3 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStory In this video, presented by Hiscox Small Business Insurance, Josh Williams, Founder and CEO of mobile location-based social network Gowalla (http://gowalla.com), offers advice on starting your own business. In this informative video, Jeff talks about achieving a good work/life balance and shares some of his [...]
This entry is part 4 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStoryIn this week’s My Startup Story (presented by Hiscox Small Business Insurance), Scott Belsky, co-founder and CEO of Behance (http://behance.com), the world’s leading platform for creative professionals, shares some of his own startup experiences and offers advice to startup entrepreneurs who want to make their idea for a small business a [...]
This entry is part 5 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStoryPete Cashmore, Founder and CEO of Mashable offers advice on starting a business and making the leap and shares some of his own startup experiences. In this installment of My Startup Story, Pete Cashmore also talks about his passion for technology and how the most intimidating part of starting his [...]
This entry is part 6 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStoryGuy Kawasaki, Former Apple Chief Evangelist and Alltop Founder offers advice on starting a business and making the leap as he shares some of his own startup experiences. As discussed in an early post, the big tip we learned from Steve Jobs which applies to all [...]
This entry is part 7 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStory Gary discusses the inspiration behind oDesk and offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. Learn about oDesk’s ‘a ha’ moment and hear Gary’s advice on the importance of staying focused and “choosing a major” for your business. My StartUp Story is presented by Hiscox Small Business Insurance.
This entry is part 8 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStoryKurt Tomlinson is a great example of a young entrepreneur! Kurt founded Open Hardware Hub as a college student at Georgia Tech. Open Hardware is a web service which allows people to contribute to opensource projects. What’s Kurt’s advice for fellow young up and comers? “Passion drives innovation, [...]
This entry is part 9 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStoryJody Arwood’s work with autistic children encouraged her to take the leap in starting her own business. Her “ah-ha” moment was when she realized the healing power of the human touch, and decided to start her own massage and bodywork therapy business called Within Arm’s Reach. Unfortunately, Jody- [...]
This entry is part 10 of 27 in the series MyStartUpStoryThere are 70 million parents in the US, which means 70 million individuals struggle and stress over child care. Erica Zidel started Sitty Around to help solve this problem, by creating babysitting cooperatives within communties. Erica discovered these types of services can save families over $500 per year. [...]
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