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When you hear about successful entrepreneurs, often the first question that springs to mind is "How did they think of that?" To assuage your curiosity--and, hopefully, inspire some big-bucks ideas of your own--we asked several successful entrepreneurs to share the stories behind their big ideas.
Solving a problem
Entrepreneur: Robert Crespin, 35
Company name: Pigeon Control Professionals
Location: Redondo Beach, California
Year started: 1989
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