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Derek Johnson is a 24 year old entrepreneur and CEO of internet startup, http://www.tatango.com, which he founded in 2007. Initially started as a way for his Fraternity to communicate with his Fraternity brothers, Tatango has grown to become a leader in the group text messaging industry. A dropout of the University of Houston Entrepreneurial program, Derek has raised half a million dollars in investments for the company from private investors and Angel groups. As any entrepreneur will tell you, launching a business is hard work. Derek, a self proclaimed workaholic putting in 100+ hour workweeks to fulfill his vision of Tatango.com. Derek and the Tatango.com team have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, Mashable, TechCrunch, PC World, LifeHacker and other national publications. For more videos and information about Derek, visit his blog http://www.thederekjohnson.com

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