The Current Entrepreneurial Climate
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“The Entrepreneurial Climate” Blacksburg, Virginia -April 11, 2012 Tom Weithman
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“The Entrepreneurial Climate”
Blacksburg, Virginia - April 11, 2012
Tom Weithman
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Beyoncé Reveals Baby Bump2011 MTV Video Music Awards
Most Tweeted Moment of 2011
Tweets Per Second: 8,868 Date: Aug. 28, 2011
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Tom Weithman @TPW60
Entrepreneurship has become
democratized, proselytized, systematized
and publicized
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Democratized
The White House @whitehouse 5 Apr
Today President Obama signed the #JOBSAct - encourages startups,
supports #smallbiz: http://wh.gov/Qks
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Proselytized
Eric Ries
@ericries
Trying to change how startups are built.
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Systematized
StartUp Weekend
Charlottesville
Start Norfolk
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Launched on February 22, 2012
2012: Year of the Entrepreneur
Publicized