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But most of its leaders are online entrepreneurs.

“I’m an artist first, entrepreneur second, investor third,” she says.

First a dairy farm and then part of the historic Buena Vista Winery, the property was acquired by Danish entrepreneur Allan Warburg and three partners in 2008.

Proud, who was born and raised in the U.K., was the first recipient of the Thiel Fellowship, awarded to aspiring entrepreneurs who choose to skip higher education and start a company.

Atlanta-based entrepreneur Tamara Lucas recently started her own garden in her backyard to keep a lid on rising costs, growing okra, kale and broccoli to help feed her two teenage boys.