Author: jeromekatz
Article: Scooter startup Bird tried to silence a journalist. It did not go well.
Bigger startup goes after a blogger for a posting.
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Prototyping Tools – Google Sheets
Mentioned by IDEO (http://bit.ly/2rVRkhi), list has physical protoyping tools and digital ones. Seems to date from 2017.
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Sizeup | The U.S. Small Business Administration | SBA.gov
If you are a small business owner, you need to know how your business stacks up with the competition in order to succeed. SizeUp will help you manage and grow your business by benchmarking it against competitors, mapping your customers, competitors and suppliers, and locating the best places to advertise.
To get started, enter your industry and city where your business is located and discover how your business sizes up with the competition. Please note, the SizeUp tool displays the top three results of your search. To view full results, you must complete the sign in process. Please note that you are not required to provide your name, only an email address. Any information provided is sent to SizeUp and is not maintained by SBA.
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7th Annual MBO Partners State of Independence Report
The 7th Annual MBO Partners State of Independence gauges the size, growth, performance and sentiments of a large, multi-faceted, economically powerful–and increasingly confident— segment of the American workforce. Independents are the nearly 41 million adult Americans of all ages, skill, and income levels—consultants, freelancers, contractors, temporary or on-call workers—who work independently to build businesses, develop their careers, pursue passions and/or to supplement their incomes. Notes 3 types of independents (full-time, part-time and occasional).
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We’ve all Been Cheating off of Andrew Sutherland for Years :: millennialentrepreneurs.com
As a junior in high school, Sutherland wanted to do better on a French test, so tackled this seemingly unsolvable problem with a group of friends once for us all. With origins so humble and familiar, it’s startling that Quizlet has grown into a small company that helps tens of millions of students representing all ages prepare for their tests. That 15-year-old who aced French test brought his brilliant solution with him to MIT where it eventually became the small San Francisco company it is today. Sutherland demonstrates that “nailing the problem” is what’s most important when growing an idea into a business. Quizlet remains focused on serving as many students as possible with a largely free software solution.
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Sci Fi Inspiration :: millennialentrepreneurs.com
Helen Greiner is the c0-founder of iRobot, which she helped to start as a result of her interest in robots. Greiner’s enthusiasm for these intriguing machines came from her fondness for R2-D2 in Star Wars and her desire to create something between a robot and a computer, similar to the one that her dad would bring home from work
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Insomnia Cookies: From University of Pennsylvania dorm to 100 stores | 6abc.com
Interview with Seth Berkowiz, founder of Insomnia Cookies. Quote: “There is no better time than the present to give it a try. As your responsibilities grow, it’s so much harder to take the leap. That being said, I really enjoyed my college experience and entrepreneurship is a sacrifice,” Berkowitz said.
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An Interview With Seth Berkowitz | How the Founder of Insomnia has Revolutionized The College Experience Armed Only With Cookies | HuffPost
Story of Insomnia Cookies, founded on the Penn campus, and the value to students selling to students.
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Successful Businesses Founded by College Students | Money
Good list. Snapchat.
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Successful Entrepreneurs Who Made It WITH a College Degree | Rasmussen College
Good list of college graduates who went onto found businesses.
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Jerome Katz's Entrepreneurship Blog 