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Are Founders Moving From Lifestyle To Quick Buck?

Startup Professionals Musings

Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a more recent study. It seems that everyone wants to make a quick buck these days. Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult.

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Bio Roundup: Bosley’s Editas Exit, Bridge Bucks, CRISPR Crime & More

Xconomy

In a week of big personnel moves, none was more surprising than Editas Medicine CEO Katrine Bosley’s departure.

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Every Entrepreneur Needs Holidays To Rest And Relax

Startup Professionals Musings

They forget that they probably became entrepreneurs, according to the recent DNA of an Entrepreneur study, for just this flexibility. Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm. All the decisions of the business must be made on your own, better known as “the buck stops here.”

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Steve Blank Discusses: The Ideal Venture Capitalist

InfoChachkie

Steve goes on to note that Chuck Eesley , one of his Stanford compatriots, has performed quantitative studies of the VC industry, finding that firms which have operationally experienced partners tend to generate superior financial results. So I wanted to distinguish running the company from the other jobs at a startup.”.

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This Holiday Season Entrepreneurs Need to Reflect

Startup Professionals Musings

They forget that they probably became entrepreneurs, according to a recent DNA of an Entrepreneur study, for just this flexibility. Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm. All the decisions of the business must be made on your own, better known as “the buck stops here.”

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

InfoChachkie

"The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. His advice is essentially, "buck up, it’s called work for a reason." They also internalize their professional failures while externalizing their team’s successes. " [Tweet this quote].

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Every Small Business Should Celebrate the Positives

Startup Professionals Musings

They forget that they became entrepreneurs, according to the “ DNA of an Entrepreneur ” study a while back, for just this flexibility. Other studies show that only about 30% list money as a key benefit of running their own firm. All the decisions of the business must be made on your own, better known as “the buck stops here.”

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