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We believe in quality. We believe that when you need advice on your startup, you should get opinions from people who actually know what they're talking about.
Sprouter is the place to get answers from renowned entrepreneurs, active investors, and experts in small business topics including law, SEO, and marketing.
Aaron Patzer sold his company Mint.com for $170 million dollars. Tim Berry founded Palo Alto Software. David Hornik has invested in companies that have sold to Google, Intuit, Ticketmaster and Oracle.
It can be impossible to get to these A-list investors, successful entrepreneurs and startup gurus who have the wisdom to share from the trenches. Sprouter is a direct conduit to the knowledge you need to succeed in your business. Instead of asking contacts in your network for an introduction and hoping your e-mail gets a reply, you can now ask a question in real-time to the entrepreneurs and investors you admire.
The expert panel on Sprouter is comprised of handpicked success stories, and their answers are carefully crafted. We’re not crowdsourcing knowledge, we’re gathering it from proven experts.
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