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How one Boise man chases his tech-startup dream at Trailhead

The startup game offers an intoxicating mix of validation (when we think we’re smart enough to make it big), autonomy (shove it, boss) and lucrative earning potential.

Bodybuilding.com, which neared a half-billion dollars in sales last year, was once a Boise startup. So were MarkMonitor, Blackfin Technology and ProClarity — companies that were sold, bringing millions of dollars to their founders.

Treasure Valley techies and others with entrepreneurial genes now have a place to work on their startup ideas in the company of like-minded dreamers: Trailhead http://trailheadboise.org/ , the "coworking" space that opened in February 2015 at the corner of Myrtle and 8th streets in Downtown Boise. They get friendly advice from business-savvy mentors and find stimulation in plenty of free coffee.

BY ZACH KYLE
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