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Lars Hinrichs, co-founder of Xing.com shares lessons learned while building his business

Lars Hinrichs, co-founder of Xing.com shares lessons learned while building his business

Lars Hinrichs is one of the biggest names in Germany’s tech scene. The veteran entrepreneur co-founded European business networking platform, Xing in 2003. He took Xing public in December 2006 and led the company to a profitable business with annual sales of € 35 million and an EBITDA margin of 35%. On January 15, 2009 [...]

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Entrepreneurs Unpluggd – Jason Fried, co-founder of 37 Signals

Entrepreneurs Unpluggd – Jason Fried, co-founder of 37 Signals

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Slicehost part 4: Was it worth it? What next?

Slicehost part 4: Was it worth it? What next?

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Slicehost part 2: Getting bought

Slicehost part 2: Getting bought

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Slicehost part 1: The Scrappy Startup

Slicehost part 1: The Scrappy Startup

Slicehost co-founders share their story from launch in 2006 to acquisition in 2008.

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Fireside Chat with Venture Capitalist, Ben Horowitz

Fireside Chat with Venture Capitalist, Ben Horowitz

  PandoDaily founder and editor-in-chief Sarah Lacy chats with Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen-Horowitz, Netscape, and Opsware, to discuss his early years in Silicon Valley, the Loudcloud “IPO from Hell,” sexism in Silicon Valley, his partnership with Marc Andreessen, and his list of top five Silicon Valley founders of all time. His discussion of why courage [...]

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Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, Sean Glass Recounts his Entrepreneurial Journey and Shares Lessons Learned

Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, Sean Glass Recounts his Entrepreneurial Journey and Shares Lessons Learned

Sean Glass is an entrepreneur and active angel investor through Top Floor Capital. In September of 1999, Sean helped co-found the Yale Entrepreneurial Society, starting a culture shift at Yale that has led to the university being much more supportive and encouraging of student entrepreneurial activity. In March of 2000, along with Miles Lasater and [...]

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Chris Michel – Entrepreneur In Residence at Harvard Business School Shares the Story of Military.com

Chris Michel – Entrepreneur In Residence at Harvard Business School Shares the Story of Military.com

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Bo Fishback, Co-founder of Zaarly Shares his Story and Talks About the Right Way to Start a Business

Bo Fishback, Co-founder of Zaarly Shares his Story and Talks About the Right Way to Start a Business

Bo Fishback is the founder and CEO of Zaarly, a proximity-based, real-time, buyer-powered market where buyers make an offer for an immediate need and sellers cash in on their local marketplace.  Previously, Fishback was the president of Kauffman Labs and the vice president of entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation.

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The Experiences of a Biotechnology Entrepreneur

The Experiences of a Biotechnology Entrepreneur

Successful entrepreneur Dr. David Young is the inventor or author of over 200 patents and scientific papers. After founding biotechnology company ARIUS Research Inc. in 1999, he was CEO and manager of its scientific operations until its sale to F. Hoffman-La Roche in 2008. Hear Dr. Young tell the story of ARIUS and learn more [...]

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