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Dollar Shave Club: An Entrepreneurial Success Story

April 19, 2012 by klaywald 0 Comments

Find out how a $4,500 web-commercial fetched 3 million views, became a viral sensation, and inspired 12,000 folks to sign up for a subscription service for a product that’s been around for decades. Did we mention that this business oficially opened up last week?

featured, funny, product review, small business, social media, start-up, startup, Trends

Entrepreneur Profile: William Wong, SimpoShare

April 10, 2012 by Katelyn Anton 1 Comment

We ask William Wong of SimpoShare our Eight Questions for Entrepreneurs. SimpoShare is a community where users can post their deal referral links (for sites like LivingSocial and Groupon) and share them with everyone. SimpoShare’s mission is to connect all the deal buyers together as each other’s friends and referrals, so the greatest number of people can get their daily deals for free! Sharing is Simpo!

Entrepreneur Profiles, Trends

connecticut, ct, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, small business, social media, software, Software Product Development, start-up, startup, Venture Funding

Startup Weekend Stamford 2012: The Results Are In

April 2, 2012 by derekkoch 6 Comments

This weekend, Connecticut’s entrepreneurial community descended on Stamford and transformed it in to a startup lab during Stamford’s first ever Startup Weekend. Twelve new startup teams emerged, and five of those teams were given special honors. At a time when jobs and the economy are on everyone’s mind, these teams took action.