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Unlike You, Mark Zuckerberg And Bill Gates Can Go Both Ways

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He is the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both indoor and beach volleyball. . Just as Karch is a rarity, so are entrepreneurs who are equally facile at startups and Big Dumb Companies (BDCs). Beach Volleyball. BEACH VOLLEYBALL. INDOOR VOLLEYBALL. Karch Kiraly (pronounced “cartch kur-ai”) is an anomaly.

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When Hiring Entrepreneurs, Ignore Their Resumes

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Reasonable people will attempt to make the best of the status quo – unreasonable entrepreneurs with the proper dose of Confidence, Courage and Conviction will shape the status quo to facilitate your adVenture’s ultimate success. As made clear in Optimistically Pessimistic , most entrepreneurs’ experiences are not linear.

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You Can’t Teach People To Be Entrepreneurs, But Entrepreneurs Can Be Taught

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Despite the fact that I teach entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara , I do not believe that entrepreneurs are created in classrooms. Instead of trying to teach students to be an entrepreneur, I expose my entrepreneurial students to tools that will help them solve real-world problems. Image: Pixabay. Share and Enjoy.

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Advice For Emerging Entrepreneurs (And Anyone Else With A Boss)

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Advice For Emerging Entrepreneurs. In addition to giving their employers 110% of their energy, I encourage these emerging entrepreneurs to engage in small, Mini-ventures on the side, rather than starting a fulltime venture from scratch. As described in Beach Volleyball , startups cannot afford to allow the ball to hit the sand.

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The 5 Criteria That Matter When Evaluating A College Entreprenurial Program

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As I thought about the characteristics that comprise a great program, I identified five criteria that a prospective entrepreneurial student can use to evaluate the efficacy of a collegiate entrepreneur curriculum. Ask: What percentage of the startup-oriented classes are taught by accomplished entrepreneurs?

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Every Successful Entrepreneur Should Expect The “Million Dollar Question”

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Entrepreneurs who experience promising initial success also play a similar game. Nearly every successful entrepreneur is offered a relatively modest amount of money for their adVenture during its early days. This may reduce your downside, but it severely limits your upside and you may find yourself playing Beach Volleyball in a gym. .

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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Every Successful Entrepreneur Should Expect The “Million Dollar Question”

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Entrepreneurs who experience promising initial success also play a similar game. Nearly every successful entrepreneur is offered a relatively modest amount of money for their adVenture during its early days. This may reduce your downside, but it severely limits your upside and you may find yourself playing Beach Volleyball in a gym. .