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Forget Cash: What Will You Really Make At Your Startup?

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A version of this article previously appeared in the Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If you haven''t seen his animated response to this crass question, it is well worth watching. Poet Slamming. Passionate Problems.

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The 12 Laws Of Entrepreneurial Power

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! As noted in Honesty Is An Entrepreneur''s Secret Weapon , your character is precious, just as your company''s reputation is its most valuable intangible asset.

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How Tony Hawk And The Bones Brigade Broke The Rules & Owned The Market

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A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Skate One is now the world’s largest skateboard company, with best-selling brands such as Powell•Peralta Skateboards , BONES Wheels and Mini•Logo Skateboards. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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Confessions Of A VC: Crap – Why I Passed On Uber’s Seed Round

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A version of this article previously appeared on Entrepreneur.com. I then passed on Uber’s A Round as well, which I thought was valued too high, in light of the company’s progress. It is far more detrimental to one’s returns to make investments in companies which fail to return capital. If so, not a great fit.

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George Powell – Doing Well By Having Fun

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. The world’s largest skateboard company, Skate One produces many of industry’s best-selling brands, including Powell•Peralta Skateboards , BONES Wheels and Mini•Logo Skateboards. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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Want To Live Life With No Regrets? Follow These 43 Life Lessons

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Great love and great achievements involve great risk - nothing ventured, nothing gained. In the Fall of 1990, H. Catch the trade winds in your sails.

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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

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A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. Unlike many viral marketing events, the company''s latest guerilla marketing stunt was not luck. As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the web development community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News.

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