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Why Do So Many People Want to be Entrepreneurs?

Friday, 23 August 2013 by Paul O'Brien

I like to think we’re hard wired to forge our own path and build things. Imagine for a moment, your life as a child, untainted by education and experience. You built with blocks, you played through your imagination, and drew pictures – You were an entrepreneur. Only as you got older did you, as does everyone,

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Working through Austin

Thursday, 11 July 2013 by Paul O'Brien

Home to PeopleAdmin and Indeed, Austin has a history with employment that’s intriguing to explore. Recruiting technology, in particular, seems to play a unique role in the city stemming, to some extent, from its culture of creativity, innovation, and just the right balance between work and life.

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Where Do I Find, Vet, and Engage with Rockstar Marketers?

Monday, 10 June 2013 by Paul O'Brien

A few FounderDating entrepreneurs recently fired up a topic discussion that every founder, startup, and business owner has had at some point in the early development of their idea; that very question, “how do you find great marketers?” – a question that comes up in public discussions more than a few times a week. So what’s the answer?

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RISE to the Occasion

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 by Paul O'Brien

RISE Austin kicked off yesterday and proves, once again, to be one of the pivotal events in Austin’s entrepreneurial economy. On the heels of President Obama’s visit to Austin, the timing of RISE is an intriguing contrast to the President’s goal of learning what makes Austin so incredible and successful. While he and the world

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Architecting Growth

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 by Paul O'Brien

About a decade ago, I was standing at the top of the Empire State building when someone nearby asked why New York City seems to have two distinct areas with sky scrapers. Have you ever noticed? Have you ever wondered? The answer is what I’ve concluded to be one of the most important considerations with

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The Plea for the Press to Evolve

Monday, 25 February 2013 by Paul O'Brien

With a couple years in Austin, TX, and a former 12 in Silicon Valley, I’ve had an exceptional experience working with distinctly different entrepreneurial communities. Each has a little bit of a grass is greener complex going on – Silicon Valley sees Austin as hip, less expensive, up and coming, entrepreneurial more than “startup,” but

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Getting Into Coworking

Thursday, 31 January 2013 by Paul O'Brien

Those of us working in the coworking community know, that per capita, Austin, Texas is the hotbed of the movement. According to Google Search Trends and reported by DeskMag, Austin leads the US market in search queries (demand) related to coworking; it’s no surprise Austin is home to the Global Coworking Unconference. For that reason,

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