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Liz Powers is co-founder and “Chief Happiness Spreader” at ArtLifting. Liz co-founded ArtLifting with her brother after creating art groups in homeless shelters only to see amazing pieces of art end up in basements and closets of shelters. ArtLifting empowers artists dealing with homelessness and disabilities through the sale of their artwork. In this episode, Liz talks about: The differences between handouts and opportunities Why she didn’t want ArtLifting to be a non-profit How she was able to bootstrap in the first few years The biggest lessons she’s learned running her own business Links from today’s episode: ArtLifting Harvard Innovation Lab MassChallenge TiE ScaleUp Spoiler Alert Scandal The Good Wife Google Calendar The Wright Brothers The Lean Startup If you liked this episode: Follow the podcast on Twitter Subscribe on iTunes or your podcast app and write a review Get in touch with feedback, ideas, or to say hi: nic {AT} startupbostonpodcast [DOT] com Music by: Broke For Free