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Why You need 2 Brains For Your Startup

July 23, 2010 5:00 am 0 comments

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What if you were able to find like minded folks at your local coffee shop, list a free classified ad there, discover new local music, or find deals from local merchants?  What if you had something that was like Twitter, Foursquare, Facebook, Groupon and all combined, but extremely local?

Welcome to your friendly neighborhood social hub.

Jason Goodrich and his wife Gretchen Goodrich are doing just that with their new site, A Space Apart. They want to help local cafes and coffee shops, and the people that frequent those cafes and coffee shops, to have a place to connect within the physical space.

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