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	Find The Right Idea 2:53 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Entrepreneurs Brian Kissel and Venkat Krishnamurthy took us to the Stanford Engineering Venture Fund Laboratories to see their invention.
	Do What You Know 3:00 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member The Souto Brothers were smart to learn about the coffee business from their father. The knowledge and experience they gained even as children helped them achieve success. Home...
	Build On Your Past Experience 1:50 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member The most efficient way to find the next opportunity for a new business or for growing your current business is to look inside yourself and your industry.
	Let Your Childhood Inform You 3:10 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Anne has a "feel for the cloth." Many say she started the "little yellow ducky" fad. A craftsman, George Kartsotis, says that Anne's ideas have been key to his success.
	Take Time To Understand Yourself 1:54 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Teresa Zubizaretta capitalized on the fact that she was a woman in an industry that had been historically dominated by men. She knew being a woman and a Hispanic were assets. More...
	Change An Industry 5:08 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Kim Blickenstaff, Chairman / CEO, has been hugely successful in spite of all experts who told him it would be impossible -- that they had "a stupid idea." More...
	Make The Old New 2:01 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member FastSign founder Gary Salomon said that temporary sign business is a niche that big companies weren't interested in so he jumped in with a technology solution.
	Be Open to New Technologies 1:35 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Nigel Skeffington fell in love with a new technology that fit his past experience. More...
	Build On Your Education 2:44 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member A classic family business, three generations of compassionate people are involved at every level of the operations. They left Cuba with nothing when Castro took over and today their pharmacies are the most productive in the USA. More...
	Do What You Know 2:07 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Like so many owners, Marc Katz started with no money but with deep knowledge and experience in the industry he chose.
	Do What You Love 3:17 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Joan and Bill Keller started trekking some of the world's most remote places in the early 70s. They are explorers and adventurers who have tales to tell about places most people have never heard of before they become customers of Joan and Bill's shop, Le Travel Store. More...
	Spot A Niche 5:02 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Maragret Quenemoen started a company to make affordable clothing for extreme mountain, rock and ice climbers. Her first product line included sizes for petite women.
	Keep Open to Opportunity 1:18 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Rick Presant says his Dad started All Brand because he had to drive too far for parts.
	Do What Excites You 4:11 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Craig Caryl was an extreme sports athlete before he started making films his friends.
	Face Down the Establishment 3:27 \| Register or Log in \| Become a Member Bill Tobin explains how hard it was to break into an established industry with a fresh idea.