One of the best things about Twitter is getting great information from great people in real-time. As an entrepreneur it is extremely valuable to hear from and learn what other entrepreneurs are doing, what is working, what isn’t working and what tips they have for others.
The twelve people I have listed below are certainly not the only entrepreneurs out there offering valuable information but they are some of my favorites:
Ben Yoskovitz
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Who: “CEO/Founder Standout Jobs. Blogger. Entrepreneur. Father. Opportunity-seeker.”
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Why: Ben interacts with his followers and presents great information for start ups.
Mike McDerment
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Who: 'FreshBooks CEO'
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Why: Mike does a great job of answering questions about FreshBooks, interacting with his followers and keeping everyone updated on events and engagements.
Dan Martell
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Who: “Canadian entrepreneur; investor, San Francisco immigrant, lover of metrics and marketing. all around nice guy.”
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Why: A nice mix of social media marketing, humor and business tips.
Elizabeth Shea
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Who: 'CEO/Founder of SpeakerBox Communications, a tech PR agency focused on driving business results in B2B and B2G'
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Why: Up on all the business events, technology news and social media.
Jason Fried
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Who: 'Founder of 37signals. Architecture and tea enthusiast, too. Entrepreneurs: Simple is an asset.'
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Why: Great interaction (esp. with customers) along with some quality business info.
Marcel LeBrun
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Who: 'CEO, Radian6 - social media monitoring, analysis and engagement platform'
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Why: Fun to follow with a mix of person interests and business information. As a CEO great to see so many responses to followers.
Leo Laporte
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Who: 'I've experiments to run, there is research to be done, on the people who are watching TWiT Live.'
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Why: Interesting guy covering everything from music to business to search. Also a Grasshopper customer so I am partial.
Joel Spolsky
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Who: Software developer and the author of Joel on Software
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Why: Get insight into his company along with solid business advice.
Susan McKenna
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Who: 'Owner of McKenna's Marketing, Tweet Toolbox, BuzzHumor, StinksnThings and other fun adventures!'
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Why: Funny, RT quality information and offers some nice social media tips for businesses
Steve Woda
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Who: 'Founder of buySAFE. Entrepreneur. eCommerce. Internet Safety and Security. Economics. Surety Bonds. Wharton MBA.'
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Why: Great articles and RT for businesses and startups.
Mark MacLeod
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Who: 'I help fund, grow and sell tech startups. Currently CFO at Akoha and Tungle and advisor to other web startups'
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Why: Funny and smart is what you will get from Mark. Information for VC and startup folks
Fred Wilson
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Who: 'I am a VC'
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Why: Personal insights, music, event info and of course business and startup tips.
I also thought I’d throw in two others you may already know as a bonus:
Zappos
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Who: Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh
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Why: Get a glimpse of what life is like in the Zappos office along with some motivational quotes to pick you up.
Jason Calacanis
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Who: 'I'm a cereal entrepreneur: Founder of Weblogs, Inc., TechCrunch50, Silicon Alley Reporter, Engadget & Mahalo.com'
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Why: A very smart guy doing interesting things. Find events and get startup tips.
