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"Hi Carol Ann Dykes :) In the question you ask: Are you Really an Entrepreneur? Pre 9/11/01, several companies I started were moving towards a national launch. Admist all the struggles, passion, rewards, unforgettable moments brainstorming with our…"
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New Job Option - Twintern

With the advent of "social media marketing" increasing utilized by businesses, college grads now have one more job option they can add to the list — a twintern. Twitter + Intern = Twintern.A twintern is an intern who’s responsible for posting a company’s Twitter messages.Take Alexa Robinson, for example. The University of North Carolina grad has an internship at Pizza Hut in Dallas, Texas.She went up against hundreds of competitors for the honor of posting Twitter messages and commenting on…See More
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New Job Option - Twintern

Posted on July 30, 2009 at 11:23am 0 Comments

With the advent of "social media marketing" increasing utilized by businesses, college grads now have one more job option they can add to the list — a twintern. Twitter + Intern = Twintern.



A twintern is an intern who’s responsible for posting a company’s Twitter messages.



Take Alexa Robinson, for example. The University of North Carolina grad has an internship at Pizza Hut in Dallas, Texas.



She went up against hundreds of competitors for the honor of posting… Continue

10 Lessons from a failed startup....invaluable lessons from an experienced entrepreneur!

Posted on May 5, 2009 at 3:00pm 4 Comments

After reading this, I concluded it should be required reading for every start-up CEO. What other invaluable lessons do you have to share?





10 lessons from a failed startup

By MARK GOLDENSON, VentureBeat

Published: April 30, 2009

A year and a half ago, my co-founder Dev Nag and I started an internet TV network for games called PlayCafe. Our ambitious plan was to run highly interactive game shows in which everyone was a contestant. Players could watch… Continue

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