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Real Character is Revealed in how you Treat Others

Real Character is Revealed in how you Treat Others One of the best things about being an entrepreneur is that you are own boss and master of your own fate. Maybe in theory, but the entrepreneur’s fate, mood, and success are in the hands of non-entrepreneurs — people they encounter day-to-day: potential partners,

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Fragile: Sage Observation from Paul Graham

  I love reading Paul Graham.  Heck, everyone loves reading Paul Graham’s writings on entrepreneurship and investing.  The two best thing things about the Y-Combinator founder’s essays are:  1) They are intensely insightful – from his broad and deep understanding of the startup experience, and 2) They are indeed essays as

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Deconstructing #Entrepreneurship Secrets

Another day, another “eye-roll” moment. Sigh. Yet another article on the “rules” or “secrets” to becoming a successful entrepreneur – usually written by someone who has never been an entrepreneur, much less a successful entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship advice is getting similar to those late night get-rich-quick real estate commercials, or like

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Accelerators

It’s Official: Phoenix is the New Silicon Valley

Arizona No. 1 for startups, Kauffman study finds Arizona had the highest entrepreneurial activity rate of any state last year, according to new research from the Kauffman Foundation. – Phoenix Business Journal Definitely worth of a major shout-out When I arrived in Arizona 4 years ago to help them build

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Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial ‘Haiku’ Contest

Last week I started a new feature on this site specifically for first-time entrepreneurs: A repository of quotes, tips and advice collected from around the web, but also contributed by some of the most experienced and respected minds in entrepreneurship, technology, and venture investing. I have been posting (and tweeting)

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