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Should You Really Sit on Other Boards When You’re a Startup Founder?

Both Sides of the Table

We live in an era where the press espouses the entrepreneurs who have five startups. I think it’s been tremendously helpful to us because the founder of Awe.sm ( Jonathan Strauss ) has a mentor who is going through similar issues but is a few years ahead in terms of company development. So I was intrigued by Brad’s post.

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23 Million Views – Startup Content Goes Mainstream

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Becoming a successful entrepreneur isn't. As an early executive at MySQL, he helped build the company into the world's most used open source database. You can learn how Marten went from a “ serially unsuccessful entrepreneur” in Finland, to one of the most respected CEOs in Silicon Valley HERE.

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Creating the Next Generation of US Employees. My Investment in Treehouse

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I’ve just completed an investment in Ryan Carson’s new company, TreeHouse. He isn’t setting out to do it over night but with the ambition to make a difference in the world Ryan falls into the rare category of entrepreneur looking to tackle something truly monumental. I’m investing heavily in Internet video.

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