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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC

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Ryan Blair: As you know, I sold ViSalus back in 2012, but ended up buying it back in 2014, and then we sold the company to a public company. I don't know if you've read my book, but I started my career writing trading systems in a software company. I'm pitched 100 deals a week because of my book, so I've got to filter them.

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10 Top Reasons For First-time Entrepreneur Failure

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Based on my experience as a mentor and an entrepreneur, if you fail on your first startup, you are about average. The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business. Marty Zwilling First published on Young Entrepreneur on 9/14/2012.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. Around $400 billion of imports & exports pass through the LA ports each year, which set the national high-water mark in 2012.

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Entrepreneur Success is Not Enough for Fulfillment

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, it’s already a problem with more successful entrepreneurs than you know, based on a recent book by serial entrepreneur Brian Gast, “ The Business of Wanting More.” Write down the “ what” of your vision, but let go of “ how” it will be achieved; you can’t control the precise manner, form, or timing.

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Proven | Founder Interview with Pablo Fuentes. Job Markets, & The Future of Mobile

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The current iteration of what we are doing now has been around since 2012. It was cool that I spoke at the White House last year about mentoring. I am very active in mentoring women and minorities. You can buy a car, book a trip, and do all your expenses on your mobile. The company almost died.

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