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  • Coffee Chat with Alina Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of Alta Mara Beauty

    I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to sit down a few weeks ago with Alina Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Alta Mara Beauty, to learn about her products, the Green Chemistry philosophy, and her journey as an entrepreneur. Alta Mara uses the principles of Green Chemistry to create products that are not only

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  • 16 Questions to Change Your Life

    These questions came from a series by CEO and startup thought leader Greg Isenberg on Twitter. You can read the full thread here. 1. Can you really control that? Know what falls within your sphere or control and what does not. Do not try to control what falls outside of that sphere. The commentary Greg

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  • 2020 In Review

    A lot has happened this year. Before the clock strikes midnight, it would be a good idea to do some reflecting on everything that has happened and that you have accomplished this year. Thanks to our friends at Femstreet, we have a great template to guide you on this journey to make it especially effective.

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  • Entrepreneurial Opportunity! Replace Plastic Shopping Bags with Sustainable Alternative

    Out with the old, in with the sustainable! CVS, Target, and Walmart are leading a $15 million fund to find sustainable alternatives to the traditional single-use plastic shopping bags. They’re calling the project Beyond the Bag. Rather than creating a solution in house, they are looking to hear from entrepreneurs, who will be invited to

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  • Podcast Review: How I Built This with Guy Raz

    There are lots of podcasts out there, especially about entrepreneurship. But one stands out as a long time favorite. How I Built This with Guy Raz sits down with a different founder each episode and walks through their company’s origin story. As you would expect, each story is full of VC rejections, management team disputes,

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  • Book Review: Shoe Dog

    Shoe Dog is a memoir written by the founder of Nike, Phil Knight. The book chronicles his moment of inspiration, initial challenges getting the business off the ground, and ends with the formation of Nike as we know it today. It is an interesting story. Knight’s retelling is full of symbolism and repeated themes that

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Alexa Murray