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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

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The primary stipulation is that each Thiel Fellow must drop out of college, for at least two years, and pursue their “entrepreneurial ventures, research and self-education.”. Bill Gates – “The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written.

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7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice)

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Value is created through diligent hard work. Once you prove that a substantial number of people are willing to pay more for your solution than it costs you to provide it, you can then consider licensing your underlying technology. In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Grant Exclusivity.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 cheap accessible digital hardware]. Twitter is much more.