Book Review: The Peak Interview by Bill Burnett

With the tag line on the front cover of “New Insights into Winning the Interview and Getting the Job,” I was expecting to learn some new secrets I had never.

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From The Basement To $17 Million In Revenue with Instant Technology

Rona Borre is the president and CEO of Instant Technology, an IT staffing and recruiting firm. After running a $30 million book of business at a global recruiting firm, Rona left to start Instant Technology with the goal of adding a personal touch to the staffing industry.

What began as a startup in her basement has grown to more than 30 employees and almost $17 million in revenue. I interviewed Rona to learn the story of how she built Instant Technology from the ground up.

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Refynr: Eliminating Clutter from your Social Media Streams

For heavy users of social media, navigating Facebook and Twitter content can be like drinking water from a fire hose. That’s why Austin-native Aaron Longnion founded Refynr – a web app.

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Gary Vaynerchuk in Dallas on May 25th

New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk is coming to Dallas on May 25th to talk about entrepreneurship, social media, emerging technologies, and the new frontiers of customer service made possible.

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Dear Networker, Try Harder

“Hey, Jason, it was great meeting you at XYZ event a few days ago. Your thing that you’re working on sounds pretty sweet. Let me know if I can help.

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Creating A Buyer Powered Market With Zaarly

Bo Fishback is the founder of Zaarly. Previously, Bo was the Vice President of Entrepreneurship for the Kaufman Foundation. Zaarly was created a LA Startup Weekend just a few months ago in February 2011, and is moving at the speed of light building a team, raising tons of capital, and preparing to create an innovative new e-comemrce platform.

I interviewed Bo to learn the story of Zaarly and share experiences from his vast history as an entrepreneur.

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Chicago Nonprofit Moneythink Ignites Support for Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship Education

On May 12, Chicago-based nonprofit Moneythink is hosting an event to gain support for its mission to train talented, dedicated college students to teach high school students in underserved neighborhoods.

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Commerce App Zaarly Helps Get Things Done

While in Chicago this past week, I attended the Chicago street-team launch of Zaarly, and I have to say that I was impressed at the concept. Zaarly is an application.

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The Smarteys Way: An Online Financial Education Series

written by marian Mangoubi As an entrepreneur, you have probably often heard that most small businesses fail within the first two to five years of its existence. There are many.

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From Six Figure Corporate Salary To $0 And A Co-Founder

Adam Siegel is the co-founder of Inkling Markets, a company that creates prediction market software for large companies. He’s also recently founded Cityposh, a competitive local shopping site.

I invited Adam here today to share why he left a successful job at a large consulting firm to start Inkling Markets and what he’s learned along the way.

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