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BY Eve Tahmincioglu
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BY Gwen Moran
Battery maker lands a powerful $13.2 million in funding.Shopping Gets Even More Social
BY Jason Ankeny
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BY Joel Holland
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BY Justin Petruccelli
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BY Jennifer Wang
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BY Jason Daley
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BY Joel Holland
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BY Kara Ohngren
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BY Justin Petruccelli
For real estate and design mogul Jeff Lewis, success is about longevity--sprinkled with a touch of control.
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"I love to compete. I want to get out there and kick your ass in the business world. That is what inspires me."
Ben Kaufman
Founder, Quirky Inc.
"I'm inspired by the Empire State Building. Probably not many people know that it was built in one year and 45 days."
Alexander Mendeluk
Co-founder of SpiritHoods
"When I see people bridging the gap between the limitations that the 'real world' imposes and what they realize they can manifest."
Bret Michaels
Musician, entrepreneur
"The secret to success lies in the gap between dream and reality."
Scott Heiferman
Meetup Co-founder
"I'm more inspired by the 20-somethings who are going to change the world. They have much less respect for the status quo and are seeing the world in a fresh way, many of them."
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