Circle-Creator: Rob Gordon

2012-04-18 18:49:23

440 Profiles, 73 Reshares, 67 +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NOTE:  This circle is no longer maintained in its present form but is still a good place to start if you are looking for entrepreneurs to follow and connect with here.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

    2,811,170 followers
    1,741 following


    Average
    95 comments per posting
    121 reshares per posting
    603 +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

    2,372,112 followers
    1,113 following


    Average
    31 comments per posting
    32 reshares per posting
    142 +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

    2,119,969 followers
    1,239 following


    Average
    10 comments per posting
    10 reshares per posting
    45 +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

    1,873,362 followers
    0 following


    Average
    38 comments per posting
    19 reshares per posting
    216 +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

    1,745,016 followers
    384 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    20 reshares per posting
    76 +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

    1,684,489 followers
    441 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    5 reshares per posting
    30 +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

    1,078,655 followers
    0 following


    Average
    26 comments per posting
    42 reshares per posting
    156 +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

    958,580 followers
    3,478 following


    Average
    12 comments per posting
    13 reshares per posting
    61 +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

    780,340 followers
    841 following


    Average
    28 comments per posting
    24 reshares per posting
    99 +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

    735,189 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

    645,479 followers
    0 following


    Average
    17 comments per posting
    10 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

    604,523 followers
    0 following


    Average
    13 comments per posting
    4 reshares per posting
    41 +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

    386,142 followers
    4,826 following


    Average
    25 comments per posting
    73 reshares per posting
    146 +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

    330,187 followers
    3,136 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    5 reshares per posting
    45 +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

    312,582 followers
    0 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    34 reshares per posting
    57 +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

    115,721 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

    64,119 followers
    4,902 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    2 reshares per posting
    22 +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

    61,257 followers
    4,774 following


    Average
    4 comments per posting
    8 reshares per posting
    28 +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. Courtney Engle Robertson
    TwitterFacebookLinkedIn

    57,177 followers
    3,852 following


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

  38. Followers on 04/17/2012: 20,439
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 20,588
    Follower difference: 149 (0.73 %)
  39. Stephanie L Davis
    United StatesFacebookLinkedIn

    57,165 followers
    1,799 following


    Average
    5 comments per posting
    3 reshares per posting
    20 +1's per posting

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

    53,668 followers
    188 following


    Average
    15 comments per posting
    16 reshares per posting
    48 +1's per posting

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

    49,797 followers
    0 following


    Average
    7 comments per posting
    1 reshares per posting
    13 +1's per posting

  44. Followers on 04/17/2012: 30,936
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 31,133
    Follower difference: 197 (0.64 %)
  45. Rob Gordon
    United StatesTwitterLinkedIn

    47,193 followers
    3,795 following


    Average
    15 comments per posting
    18 reshares per posting
    77 +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

    46,671 followers
    0 following


    Average
    12 comments per posting
    5 reshares per posting
    24 +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. Max Huijgen
    NetherlandsTwitterLinkedIn

    45,048 followers
    794 following


    Average
    22 comments per posting
    8 reshares per posting
    30 +1's per posting

  50. Followers on 04/17/2012: 20,779
    Followers on 04/19/2012: 20,964
    Follower difference: 185 (0.89 %)

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