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Nine Startup Tips From Walt Disney

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As Seth Epstein makes clear in this talk , entrepreneurs constantly experience breakdowns, followed by breakthroughs. A common theme among successful entrepreneurs is that making money is not a primary motivator. Great entrepreneurs (as well as successful venture capitalists) are intellectually curious. " [Tweet this quote].

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Nine Startup Tips From Michael Dell

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Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Mark Zuckerberg. For many entrepreneurs, college has little appeal. Academia's arbitrary, bureaucratic structure, combined with its predominant focus on theoretical issues, causes many entrepreneurs to depart college early.

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Eight Startup Tips From Mark Zuckerberg

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Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Michael Dell. Ignorance is not bliss in business, but it does allow entrepreneurs to face the unknown with a measure of confidence. Ignorance is not bliss in business, but it does allow entrepreneurs to face the unknown with a measure of confidence.

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Dynamic Duos – Are You Batman Or Robin?

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Just like starting a company as a sole founder, it is possible to excel without a partner, it''s just a lot harder. Gates and Ballmer, Jobs and Wozniak, Walt and Roy Disney, Batman and Robin, Abbott and Costello, Holmes and Watson - the list of famous duos in business and pop culture is long. A problem shared is a problem halved.".

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. Like Steve Jobs, Michael Dell and Larry Ellison, he is one of the few startup Founders who remained at the helm of their respective companies throughout their entire maturation process.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

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For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. Shame they didn’t like his suggested name for the company: DreamWorks SKG-MM. A bank can help you balance fund raising with running your company.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

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Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. ” By that we weren’t trying to demean companies building aps, games, photo sharing, etc., Far from it.

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