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Named by Inc Magazine as one of the top entrepreneurs in North America, Sarah Prevette has captured attention as a futurist and early-supporter of emerging technology.

Sarah is the founder of Sprouter.com, an online platform facilitating knowledge exchange between startups and business leaders that was acquired by Postmedia in 2011. Credited with assisting more than 100,000 startups world-wide, Sarah is frequently in the media and has been profiled by numerous prestigious publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Wired Magazine.

With her unique global vantage point; Sarah built BetaKit to showcase the amazing innovations that she is privy to and the key technology trends that are re-shaping the future.

She is an in-demand speaker who has delivered keynote speeches and sessions at prestigious events including South by Southwest, Big Omaha, Summit Series and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

An advisor to several startups, her advice can be found regularly in the Financial Post and live on BNN’s hot, new show “The Pitch”.

What challenge is your company addressing?

Sprouter is where founders get help with their startups. The site’s carefully chosen panel of experts provide on-demand advice on a variety of topics including law, marketing and funding. To ensure quality, answers aren’t crowdsourced, they’re gathered from proven experts.

Why are you an entrepreneur?

I build things that I need.

What is your best piece of advice to entrepreneurs?

Just do it.