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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

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It’s what life was like as an entrepreneur. But for some strange reason they make you file your progress on fund raising, which is the widely picked up by the press. But this is nothing like the stress of being an entrepreneur. What’s it really like being an entrepreneur? I’m reminded of this feeling.

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Outbound VC Dialing Programs – Total Disrespect for Entrepreneurs

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“Hi [entrepreneur], I hope all is well. I know the firm well and I know the entrepreneur & his business well. Often these businesses have little or no press so it’s hard to tell what they’re doing and how well they’re performing. He’s on a fishing trip. They’re flattered.

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Steve Blank Discusses The Origin And Future Of The Lean Startup Movement

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Steve is also a Stanford Professor and noted marketing entrepreneur. This was exactly the approach Steve took when he self-published Four Steps via Café Press, at the behest of his then star pupil, Eric Ries , Co-Founder of IMVU and the author of The Lean Startup. Do You Need an MBA To Be A Startup Warrior?

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Kevin O’Connor Discusses The Secrets Of Success - Hint: There Are No Secrets

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Throughout his career, Kevin has had tremendous success garnering press. More recently, Kevin has generated positive attention, as the press is anxious to see if he can replicate his multiple billion dollar exits. One thing I learned at DoubleClick, we got a ton of press attention. Ultimately, that’s what you’ve got to do.”.

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Two Amazing Women Setting Out on Their Startup Journey

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Stanford MBA. She was everything I was looking for in an entrepreneur to back. She helps write press releases. So we have the pleasure of working with Dana Settle at Greycroft, whom I have a blanket offer with that any entrepreneur that wants to create room for Dana in a deal that I’m involved with has a free pass.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. I suppose I should have imagined that this line would get more press than all other comments combined. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. I believe that. Fair enough.

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SURE: Bringing The Insurance Industry Into The Digital Age, With Wayne Slavin

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I happened to stumble on a grad program at Columbia, which was really focused on technology, rather than being a pure MBA. It's not about pressing a button and getting a better taxi cab. There was no crazy, crazy growth, and it was much more linear. I wanted to see if someone knew how to do that. They only take 20 people a year.