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I fly over 2,000 miles to Chicago for the Inc. 500 Conference, and I run into two guys from my town, Portland Oregon, who I knew all about for the past 5 years, but never met. Eric and Jack (pictured with me above) originally started a company called Handyman Online in ’97 which grew quickly, but got derailed from a $24 million VC investment that ballooned its headcount and expenses before flaming out. Eric and Jack pulled that business model (of selling valuable leads to contractors) out of the ashes, and have built an incredibly successful, high-growth, non-funded company called ReliableRemodeler.com. Looking forward to continuing the relationship in Portland, now that finally met each other in Chicago.

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