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If You Were A Free Agent, What Would You Do In Detroit With $324 Million?
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 2:22pm | 884Read More...It has not been a happy winter for Detroit sports fans. Cy Young winner Max Scherzer, a member of the Detroit Tigers from 2010-2014 and noted math/finance wiz, signed a $210-million deal with the Washington Nationals. Ndamukong Suh, a five-year veteran of the Detroit Lions and good friend of...
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Why Entrepreneurs Don't Want IdeaMarket To Fail ... Again
Monday, September 15, 2014 - 1:20pm | 786Read More...Entrepreneurs have a new outlet. Seventeen years after its first try failed, Bill Gross has brought forth IdeaMarket. As the company's website puts it, “a curated crowd-sourced marketplace for ideas that solve everyday problems and uncover interesting new opportunities.”...
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5 Cool Facts About DVP CEO Josh Linkner
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 10:27am | 318Read More...Detroit Venture Partners CEO Josh Linkner just wrote a new book, The Road to Reinvention: How to Drive Disruption and Accelerate Transformation. There's a lot to know about Linkner, a jazz guitar-loving, four-time tech entrepreneur, and he took the time to answer a few questions for...
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Josh Linkner's New Book Talks The Key To Survival & The City Of Detroit
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 1:03pm | 400Read More...Detroit Venture Partners CEO, ePrize founder and jazz guitar lover Josh Linkner knows that reinvention is key to survival. Linkner has reinvented himself on a number of occasions. He went from pumping gas at age 13 to playing guitar professionally as a young adult. He even launched his first...
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Outdoor Hub Founder David Farbman Is On A Mission To Help Others Embrace Their "Inner Hunter"
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 11:33am | 644Read More...David Farbman, the serial entrepreneur that founded Outdoor Hub, Carbon Media Group and other growing enterprises, is on a mission. His new book, The Hunt: Target, Track, and Attain Your Goals is available now. He wrote the book to share his strategy and philosophy for achieving success, hoping...
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Get Up Close And Personal With Detroit's Most Innovative Companies At OpenCo
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 3:17pm | 621Read More...Described as a mix between a business conference and an artist's open studio, OpenCo Detroit promises to deliver an event that has the vibe of a music festival. Scheduled to take place on September 12 (a plenary session will occur on the night of September 11), OpenCo Detroit was built for...
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Leaders See a Bright Future For Detroit
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 4:54pm | 1094Read More...Detroit formally filed for bankruptcy late last week. The bankruptcy, which will allow Detroit to restructure approximately $18 billion worth of debt, was not so much unexpected news after the culmination of decades of decline. Business people and luminaries with close ties to Detroit spoke with...
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ePrize Acquired by Catterton Partners in Massive Deal
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 2:58pm | 511Read More...ePrize has been acquired by Catterton Partners, a consumer-focused private equity firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but insiders indicate that the deal could be worth more than $100 million. Founded by Josh Linkner in Detroit in 1999, ePrize is a digital engagement company that...
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Should Investors Come to Detroit? ePrize Founder and Former CEO Josh Linkner Weighs In
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 2:12pm | 200Read More...It's the question on everyone's mind: is Detroit a city that investors, entrepreneurs and other business professionals should explore? “Well, running Detroit Venture Partners – it's a venture capital firm right here in Detroit – I would encourage all investors to stay away,” Josh Linkner, founder...
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Why Detroit Rules
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 8:18am | 299Read More...Is Detroit getting the credit it deserves? Josh Linkner, founder and former CEO of ePrize, is a huge supporter of the city. He shared his reasons with Benzinga during a recent interview. “Well, it's our home first of all,” Linkner said. “To have the privilege of rebuilding a great American city...
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Success is all about "Breaking the Rules," Says ePrize Founder and Former CEO Josh Linkner
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 3:45pm | 179Read More...What does it take for an entrepreneur to persevere? “To me it's all about breaking the rules and doing the opposite,” says ePrize founder and former CEO Josh Linkner. “So many people in 1999 were doing Internet advertising; promotions [were] largely dormant online. It was an untapped opportunity...
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Harness The Power Of Creativity With Josh Linkner's "Disciplined Dreaming"
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 12:59pm | 424Read More...As the founder of ePrize, GlobalLink New Media and two other successful technology companies, Josh Linkner has become a respected entrepreneur and venture capitalist. In his new book, Disciplined Dreaming, Linkner draws upon his wealth of knowledge and years of experience. During a Q&A with...
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Josh Linkner Drives Breakthrough Creativity With "Disciplined Dreaming"
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 6:31pm | 453Read More...Is there a proven system to drive breakthrough creativity? Josh Linkner, author of Disciplined Dreaming, has the answer. As the Founder, Chairman and former CEO of ePrize – the largest interactive promotion agency in the world – Linkner is an entrepreneur with real-world experience. In his book,...
