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Brian Weisfeld has been building businesses his entire life. In elementary school, he bought 95 pounds of gummy bears and hired his friends to sell them. As a teen, he made and sold mixtapes (ask your parents what those are), sorted baseball cards (he got paid in cards), babysat four days a week after school, and sold nuts and dried fruit (and more gummy bears) in a neighborhood store. As an adult, Brian helped build a number of well-known billion-dollar companies including IMAX Corporation and Coupons.com. Brian is the Founder and Chief Squad Officer of The Startup Squad, an initiative dedicated to empowering girls to realize their potential, whatever their passions. Brian lives in Silicon Valley and can often be found eating gummy bears w ...more

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	The Startup Squad: Updated and Expanded Edition (The Startup Squad #1) by Brian Weisfeld (Goodreads Author), Nicole C. Kear (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Face the Music: Updated and Expanded Edition (The Startup Squad #2) by Brian Weisfeld (Goodreads Author), Nicole C. Kear (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Party Problems: Updated and Expanded Edition (The Startup Squad #3) by Brian Weisfeld (Goodreads Author), Nicole C. Kear (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One for the Dogs (The Startup Squad Graphic Novels #1) by Brian Weisfeld (Goodreads Author), Bonnie Bader, Nadia Hsieh (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Startup Squad: You're the Boss—A Kid's Ultimate Guide to Starting Your Own Business by Brian Weisfeld (Goodreads Author), Bonnie Bader 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Autographed Boxed Set of The Startup Squad Books 1-3 by Brian Weisfeld (Goodreads Author), Nicole C. Kear (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Face the Music by Brian Weisfeld (Goodreads Author), Nicole C. Kear (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Startup Squad (3 books)
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Brian Weisfeld (Goodreads Author),

Nicole C. Kear (Goodreads Author)

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Nadia Hsieh (Illustrator)

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