Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2020

Founders like Gates and Zuckerberg always had projects going, and even dropped out of school to start their big business. Even if you don’t have previous businesses to reference, relate examples of your problem solving ability and determination in other contexts. Relate a higher purpose to your business proposal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2017

Some people think you need to get an MBA to get it right, while others are convinced that those who drop out of school early (Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg) have the advantage. Bill Gates often refers to his ongoing relationship with Warren Buffett as a mentor, and Mark Zuckerberg counted Steve Jobs as a key mentor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2018

Bill Gates often refers to his ongoing relationship with Warren Buffett as a mentor, and Mark Zuckerberg counted Steve Jobs as a key mentor. Spend your coffee time and lunches with your highest performing peers, rather than the best office gossips. Asking for mentoring, and being a mentor are both great ways to build relationships.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2010

You read about Mark Zuckerberg or the guys at FourSquare, Twitter or Zynga. if you don’t have the reference and want it you can click the image above). Startups are hard. When you read the press you only read the glamorous bits. Whether you choose to be happy or not is up to you. Will you choose the dopeness or the wackness ? (if

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 1, 2012

I learned how fast you can go from being an international hero to being a reference in a joke on a late night talk show.”. Startups absolutely lead to personal glory: ever heard of Mark Zuckerberg? And what kind of willpower does it take to make it happen? I have the opportunity to be a part of history.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

It was a second-wave dot-com boom that lasted five to six years, when money was so readily available ( many have referred to it as the Age of the Unicorns ) that it felt like anybody could get in on the “become-an-entrepreneur” game. Zuckerberg is a fantastic example of someone who truly understands and trades consumer attention.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Note: the story takes place in Austin, not Dallas, which I incorrectly reference in the video. The opening keynote that evening was Randi Zuckerberg talking about Facebook and social media. Both the video and Seth’s post are excellent primers regarding how to deal with guerilla marketing gone wrong. By: Seth Epstein.

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