When the portable sanitation company Ryan Pierce worked for was sold to a new owner, he was faced with the decision of staying put and signing a noncompete contract or moving on. He walked away and later decided to strike out on his own by forming a new company, Lone Star Latrine.Pierce started the Austin, Texas-based company on a shoestring budget but quickly built it to the enviable position where a larger company took notice. After three years and growing to employ a staff of 17, Pierce sold Lone Star last September to regional trash-hauler Texas Disposal Systems. Today, Pierce
