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5 Great Things About Starting Up

Starting a venture can be one of the most exciting and stimulating things of your life. In order to share a part of my experience with you, I’ve compiled a list of five great thing about starting your own company. In my opinion, the best thing about starting up is that you’re doing what you…

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How I ‘Just Started’

During my time at Babson, I have come across a number of bright individuals who have great ideas for creating impactful organizations. However, for the most part, these remain great ideas and not much comes out of it. There is that certain process of deliberation and mumbling to oneself at the edge of the pool…

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Pitching Your Business

Pitch to improve… Intimidating right? I was in New York a few weeks ago talking with the founder of a young health care start-up.  We met through a mutual friend who wanted me to give this new entrepreneur some tips on pitching.  The entrepreneur came from a technical background and felt uncomfortable “on stage” presenting…

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88 acres heads west….

On March 8-11, 60,000+ people convened in Anaheim, CA for Natural Products Expo West, one of the largest Natural/Organic Food Products shows in North America. 88 acres was able to send one-half of our founding team to check out the competition, network with the natural products community, and keep up to date on new trends…

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Using Social Media Strategically

So what is social media? Social media is media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. It is categorized based on content- rich content, real-time content, social applications and social networking platforms. So how can social media be used strategically? The first step in using social media effectively for businesses is to…

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Babson + the MassChallenge

In January I applied to be a part of the accelerator program at Babson, and was accepted!  Since I live in Boston, the easiest location for me was the space that Babson has at the MassChallenge, in the innovation district in Boston.  I have been spending a ton of time in the office and wanted…

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All In A Name

I’m at that very social phase of starting my business—holding at least three meetings a day; introducing my concept to anyone who will listen; taking down tons of advice, guidance, and contacts—in order to set up even more meetings!  It’s an absolutely exhilarating and exhausting time, but it’s also helping me mold my concept into…

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Act, Now!

Do you have a big business idea? A way to improve a process or system at work? Maybe you really want to talk to that one person who keeps stealing your gaze away? Why not make a million dollars, get the promotion at work or begin a new relationship? Does fear, over-thinking, or over-planning tend to stop you?…

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What is Social Media?

Social media has become an indispensable part of our personal lives. Counting all of its members, Facebook is the third largest country in the world next to China and India. Every second two new members join LinkedIn which in total is equal to the entire enrollment of the Ivy League Universities. Social media not only…

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