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Founder of WordPress.com

Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress (a popular blogging platform) was employee #4 at his own company- he had people working for him before he left his comfortable corporate job to run his own company. Matt wanted blogging to be as easy as sending an email. With over 3 million blogs on WordPress, I would say Matt has succeeded!

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If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be? This was an easy question for me. I have always been fascinated with how businesses start and grow. I would spend my time talking to entrepreneurs and then I would write a book. But in today’s day and age, I […]

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June 9th, 2008 | Living Ideas | 0 comments | Continued
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Online Bookmarking- One Key to Getting Things Done

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 If you are on a computer that does not […]

May 3rd, 2008 | Living Ideas | 0 comments | Continued
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Top 7 reasons why people start their own businesses

Here are the top 7 reasons why people become entrepreneurs:
1- Compelled
2- Apprentice to Master
3- Visionary
4- Hobbyist
5- Invitee
6- Accidental
7- Franchisee
As I have begun researching companies, I find it interesting and sad that many companies both large and small seek to minimize or conceal their founding history. Perhaps they fear that they risk appearing too “small” or […]

February 11th, 2008 | Living Ideas | 0 comments | Continued