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Bestselling author Josh Linkner tackles creativity and innovation in business in May 12 Business Forum
Tech entrepreneur and top innovation speaker Josh Linkner will tackle creativity and innovation in business in May in the 21st Century Business Forum.
This webcast, hosted by best-selling author Jon Gordon, will broadcast at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 12. Registration is free.
Linkner has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million. Previously, he was the founding CEO of Detroit Venture partners, helping over 100 tech startups to get off the ground.
Today, Josh serves as chairman and co-founder of Platypus Labs, an innovation research, training, and consulting firm that teaches organizations how to become an industry disruptor, strengthen their competitive edge and drive sales and profitable growth. He has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is the recipient of the Un
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Cofounder Greg Schwartz describes the journey from zero to profits helped by billionaire Dan Gilbert.
On a Friday evening in March, 2015, StockX cofounder and chief operating officer Greg Schwartz was faced with a life-altering decision. Stay in Detroit to build a new startup with billionaire investor Dan Gilbert. Or, sell his company and move to San Francisco.
At the time, Schwartz was the co-founder of UpTo Inc., a social networking app that was funded by Gilbert s Detroit Venture Partners. After a few years of trying to scale the business, Schwartz was ready to call it quits when Gilbert called him to meet in person.