An Entrepreneur's Story
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I gave this speech as the initial speaker for The Entrepreneur's Club of America - Cleveland Chapter. It details my life as an entrepreneur.
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An Entrepreneur's Story
- 1. An Entrepreneur’s Story TECA – Cleveland Feb. 19, 2009
- 2. DNA
- 3. Dream
- 4. First Day
- 5. Second Life
- 6. Catalyst
- 7. Third Act
- 8. Next Step
Editor's Notes
- My grandfathers were entrepreneurs:-1st owned a milk delivery truck-2nd owned a sporting goods retail chainOwned a t-shirt company in high school, owned a word-processing company in college, acquired a coffee shop retail chain, started a tech-company
- As a kid visiting my grandfather’s sporting goods stores. Entrepreneur’s “live the dream.”Big challenge. Your ready. Cool. But, is your family?What is the excuse?
- What happens when the dream comes true?
- Turmoil in Cleveland. Would I have to leave?Lost friends. Difficult to find a job.Found a job….leads to tech field…..leads to start-up
- BBN leads to City.Ton of passion.Four guys and a card table.City story – 37 tech companies, $75 million in new development.New era of entrepreneurship in Cleveland
- Join FIT.
- Invest and help entrepreneurs. Social media.