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5346_c611bd2a66_small March 1, 2013 by Guest Contributor

Lincoln (Guest post by Stephanie Jarrett.) My husband Paul and I have put our marriage to the test more than a few times. We've worked at ad agencies together, we've been poor together and we’ve moved cross-country more than once. Each time after moving furniture into a new apartment, in a new city, I've looked at Paul as we sit amongst our packed garbage bags and say, "We did it! And we hardly even argued." And Paul's common response is "If that's the hardest challenge we face, our lives will be cake." I used to think that moving, creating a home or financial strife were some of the toughest tests … read more

5247_b804e92589_small January 31, 2013 by Danny Schreiber

The Wall Street Journal today is presenting four voices from Nerbaska's startup community in a series that answers the question: "Can startups be successful anywhere in the U.S.?" Startup founders Ben Vu, Julie Malhoch and Stephanie Jarrett chime in along with entrepreneur-in-residence Brian Ardinger. "Make no doubt about it; some of the most talented and driven people I've ever met are on the coasts," Vu wrote in his guest post, "but there's also impressive talent in the Midwest who possess a strong work ethic … read more

4631_e9c5f75408_small August 20, 2012 by Michael Stacy

Omaha Paul and Stephanie Jarrett, the husband-and-wife co-founders of Bulu Box, moved east from San Francisco to Lincoln earlier this year to accelerate the growth of their startup, a service that mails subscribers boxes of vitamin and supplement samples. On Thursday, the Jarretts (left) will travel a little further east, to Omaha, share their story at Cornstalks, a monthly forum hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce for people … read more

4565_46010416b0_small August 7, 2012 by Michael Stacy

Lincoln Bulu Box continues to find fertile ground for raising funds in Nebraska. Paul and Stephanie Jarrett, Bulu Box's husband and wife co-founders, moved their young company from San Francisco to Lincoln earlier this year, thanks in part to the lure of $100,000 in financing from a group of investors that included Dr. Jim and Karen Linder and Monte Froehlich of the Nebraska Angels. Now, Bulu Box, a service that ... read more

4321_ea20360d10_small June 28, 2012 by Paige Yowell

Lincoln When Paul Jarrett and his wife Stephanie decided to start Bulu Box last December, they could see Twitter's headquarters from their Soma, Calif., apartment. But earlier this month when they launched the startup, a monthly and annual subscription service that provides sample boxes of vitamins and supplements, it was from their office in Lincoln, Neb. "Lincoln gave Bulu Box the best odds of survival," Jarrett said in a recent interview. The company … read more

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