Circle-Creator: Rob Gordon

2012-04-18 18:49:23

440 Profiles, 71 Reshares, 66 +1's, 113 Comments

*Entrepreneurs, Self-Employed & Small Business OwnersUPDATED SHARED CIRCLE: Part 1 of 2: A ...*Entrepreneurs, Self-Employed & Small Business Owners

UPDATED SHARED CIRCLE: Part 1 of 2: A through L (by last name).

Link to Part (M-Z):         http://goo.gl/0Fcg1
Link to Supplemental 1: http://goo.gl/AXXrW
Link to Supplemental 2: http://goo.gl/TZKKe
Like to Supplemental 3: http://goo.gl/3x6hI

NOTE:  This circle is no longer maintained in its present form but is still a good place to start if you are looking for entrepreneurs to follow and connect with here.  It has mostly been replace with a Google+ community of the same name that you can find at http://goo.gl/ejG9P
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This is the most recent update to the popular "entrepreneurs" circle that posted a few months ago. As you can see, it has gotten bigger than 500 people so I have had to split it alphabetically into two parts. These two circles includes the self employed, small business owners, independent contractors, small startup companies and pretty much anyone trying to make it outside of the traditional economy.

This is different from the other business circles of this type in that it doesn't include too many of the "celebrity entrepreneurs" and instead has mostly people with their own business or venture. There are more than 800 people here, but this has been reviewed extensively since it was last published -lots of fantastic new people have been added, and some have been dropped - mostly because they don't interact much. The end result is a circle of really awesome business people who actively interact with others here and have a small business or entreprenueral mindset.

This is a really diverse group and includes entrepreneurs of all stripes - some have well established ventures and are wildly successful, others are just getting started and haven't made it yet. As can be expected, it is a little tech heavy, but represents most industries and many different types of business. There are even a handful of people here who have traditional jobs, but seem to have an interest in small business issues and always seem welcome to help entrepreneurial efforts. The people in these circles post all manner of things - not just business, but all are smart and interesting people so I recommend that you check this out.

I do want to add the disclaimer that this is in no way "definitive" - there are millions of entrepreneurs on Google+ and this is just a tiny fraction of them - the ones I have curated. It seems that about two seconds after I publish this I always remember someone I should have included so just me know if you think you should be here. I republish this periodically and generally add everyone who comments on the post.

As with all circles of this size I would use some discretion in adding this - either update your existing circle, pick and choose the ones you like or use these as a trial circles - whatever works for you. I'm not even sure Google will let you add all this many names at once so you may have to come back if you want to add all of them. The technology for this is not perfect, but I am trying to do my part to help build a highly interconnected community of entrepreneurs here on Google+.

I hope you find the people in this circle interesting.

Rob

Reshares welcome and appreciated


IMPORTANT: You don't want to follow people based on where their last name fits in the alphabit do you? Make sure you also take a look at the second part of this list:
LINK TO PART II (M-Z):

Hashtags:

#business, #entrepreneurs, #sharedcircles, #smallbusiness, #startup

Open Circle on Google+

440
  1. Amanda BlainVerified in Google
    CanadaTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    2,885,723 followers
    2,162 following


    Average
    107 comments per posting
    206 reshares per posting
    715 +1's per posting

  2. Followers on 04/17/2012: 1,013,313
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 1,020,841
    Follower difference: 7,528 (0.74 %)
  3. Jeff JarvisVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    2,427,187 followers
    983 following


    Average
    25 comments per posting
    29 reshares per posting
    143 +1's per posting

  4. Followers on 04/17/2012: 1,062,956
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 1,072,228
    Follower difference: 9,272 (0.87 %)
  5. Marshall KirkpatrickVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    2,121,533 followers
    1,162 following


    Average
    11 comments per posting
    3 reshares per posting
    33 +1's per posting

  6. Followers on 04/17/2012: 1,102,212
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 1,112,603
    Follower difference: 10,391 (0.94 %)
  7. Jennifer BaileyVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    1,871,111 followers
    0 following


    Average
    35 comments per posting
    23 reshares per posting
    299 +1's per posting

  8. Followers on 04/17/2012: 1,316,057
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 1,332,255
    Follower difference: 16,198 (1.23 %)
  9. Limor FriedVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    1,860,032 followers
    341 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    21 reshares per posting
    78 +1's per posting

  10. Followers on 04/17/2012: 534,070
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 534,181
    Follower difference: 111 (0.02 %)
  11. Loic Le MeurVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebook

    1,686,002 followers
    369 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    39 +1's per posting

  12. Followers on 04/17/2012: 1,017,743
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 1,026,994
    Follower difference: 9,251 (0.91 %)
  13. Jake CrostonVerified in Google
    TwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    1,081,078 followers
    0 following


    Average
    14 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    70 +1's per posting

  14. Followers on 04/17/2012: 14,128
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 25,439
    Follower difference: 11,311 (80.06 %)
  15. Larry FournillierVerified in Google
    Trinidad and TobagoTwitter

    967,248 followers
    3,326 following


    Average
    13 comments per posting
    14 reshares per posting
    81 +1's per posting

  16. Followers on 04/17/2012: 1,652
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 1,830
    Follower difference: 178 (10.77 %)
  17. Fraser CainVerified in Google
    CanadaTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    789,523 followers
    817 following


    Average
    17 comments per posting
    15 reshares per posting
    77 +1's per posting

  18. Followers on 04/17/2012: 114,142
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 116,039
    Follower difference: 1,897 (1.66 %)
  19. Jason CalacanisVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    741,870 followers
    0 following


    Average
    0 comments per posting
    0 reshares per posting
    0 +1's per posting

  20. Followers on 04/17/2012: 604,870
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 605,164
    Follower difference: 294 (0.05 %)
  21. Dan GillmorVerified in Google
    TwitterLinkedIn

    646,407 followers
    0 following


    Average
    13 comments per posting
    9 reshares per posting
    28 +1's per posting

  22. Followers on 04/17/2012: 672,492
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 672,654
    Follower difference: 162 (0.02 %)
  23. Sonia GilVerified in Google
    TwitterFacebook

    607,091 followers
    0 following


    Average
    29 comments per posting
    15 reshares per posting
    122 +1's per posting

  24. Followers on 04/17/2012: 3,374
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 3,461
    Follower difference: 87 (2.58 %)
  25. Ryan CroweVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    386,037 followers
    4,593 following


    Average
    9 comments per posting
    15 reshares per posting
    57 +1's per posting

  26. Followers on 04/17/2012: 37,972
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 38,202
    Follower difference: 230 (0.61 %)
  27. Chef Dennis LittleyVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    336,977 followers
    3,151 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    9 reshares per posting
    57 +1's per posting

  28. Followers on 04/17/2012: 5,205
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 5,300
    Follower difference: 95 (1.83 %)
  29. Denis LabelleVerified in Google

    313,831 followers
    0 following


    Average
    8 comments per posting
    46 reshares per posting
    104 +1's per posting

  30. Followers on 04/17/2012: 56,562
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 56,940
    Follower difference: 378 (0.67 %)
  31. Chris BroganVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitter

    117,928 followers
    0 following


    Average
    11 comments per posting
    13 reshares per posting
    39 +1's per posting

  32. Followers on 04/17/2012: 93,530
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 93,940
    Follower difference: 410 (0.44 %)
  33. Jack C Crawford
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    65,641 followers
    4,637 following


    Average
    6 comments per posting
    3 reshares per posting
    25 +1's per posting

  34. Followers on 04/17/2012: 25,738
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 26,021
    Follower difference: 283 (1.10 %)
  35. Paul AllenVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    61,726 followers
    4,346 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    7 reshares per posting
    23 +1's per posting

  36. Followers on 04/17/2012: 51,159
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 51,333
    Follower difference: 174 (0.34 %)
  37. Stephanie L Davis
    United StatesFacebookLinkedIn

    58,191 followers
    1,689 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    3 reshares per posting
    18 +1's per posting

  38. Followers on 04/17/2012: 38,603
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 38,808
    Follower difference: 205 (0.53 %)
  39. Rand Fishkin
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    55,206 followers
    170 following


    Average
    15 comments per posting
    32 reshares per posting
    80 +1's per posting

  40. Followers on 04/17/2012: 37,062
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 37,248
    Follower difference: 186 (0.50 %)
  41. Ardith Goodwin
    Facebook

    54,978 followers
    0 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    18 +1's per posting

  42. Followers on 04/17/2012: 30,936
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 31,133
    Follower difference: 197 (0.64 %)
  43. John BlossomVerified in Google
    United StatesTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    54,647 followers
    0 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    6 +1's per posting

  44. Followers on 04/17/2012: 16,303
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 16,352
    Follower difference: 49 (0.30 %)
  45. Rob Gordon
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    48,756 followers
    3,297 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    26 +1's per posting

  46. Followers on 04/17/2012: 21,937
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 22,229
    Follower difference: 292 (1.33 %)
  47. Yifat CohenVerified in Google
    Twitter

    48,406 followers
    0 following


    Average
    12 comments per posting
    5 reshares per posting
    21 +1's per posting

  48. Followers on 04/17/2012: 19,779
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 20,100
    Follower difference: 321 (1.62 %)
  49. Alex Grossman

    47,777 followers
    1,383 following


    Average
    3 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    5 +1's per posting

  50. Followers on 04/17/2012: 20,416
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 20,840
    Follower difference: 424 (2.08 %)

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