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The Ohio State University Q&A: The List
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The Ohio State University Q&A: The List

October 30, 2025

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Startup Communities
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Startup Communities

By Brad Feld

October 20, 2025

Editor’s note:  Feld’s writing is thorough and accessible.  It reflects the foundation’s experience in economic gardening in our own hometown “to a t”.   Favorite excerpt – if you read nothing...
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5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life
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5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life

By Bill Eddy

August 29, 2025

Editor’s note:  My sisters and I have been discovering that age brings wisdom that mostly escaped us in our younger years. This book, and the people it describes, have been...
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Staying Focused
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Staying Focused

By Shane Parrish

August 29, 2025

“Staying focused requires a lot of effort and discipline. One clue outstanding people leave is that they tend to commit and focus on something for an abnormally long period, even...
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Do I Control, Advise or Guide?
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Do I Control, Advise or Guide?

By Tim McCarthy

July 1, 2025

This month's book recommendation, by Brad Feld, is a guide for building community. Brad tracks decades of work that led Boulder, Colorado to become a "Silicon Valley" community in a...
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Challenging Markets
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Challenging Markets

July 1, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Starting A Business
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Starting A Business

July 1, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Life Changing Event
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Life Changing Event

July 1, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Kindness In Business
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Kindness In Business

July 1, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Can Money Make You Happy?
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Can Money Make You Happy?

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Planning The Sale Of Your Business
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Planning The Sale Of Your Business

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Employee Management
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Employee Management

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Adversity
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Adversity

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Starting A Business
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Starting A Business

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Networking
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Networking

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Biggest Career Leap
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Biggest Career Leap

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: The Business Of Good
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The Ohio State University Q&A: The Business Of Good

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Raising Cane's
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Raising Cane's

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Getting Started
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Getting Started

June 24, 2025

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Exit Strategy
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Exit Strategy

June 18, 2025

Tim McCarthy, Guest Lecturer: The Ohio State University - Fisher College of Business Q: "Hey Tim, when we form a business, should we have an exit strategy?"
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Lifelong Learning
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The Ohio State University Q&A: Lifelong Learning

June 18, 2025

Tim McCarthy, Guest Lecturer: The Ohio State University - Fisher College of Business Q: "Hey Tim, do you value lifelong learning?"
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