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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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By the time of my wedding in July 2002 I was super fit. I stopped doing conferences, traveling or pitching to VCs. Tags: Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Then I got engaged to be married in late 2001 and had the motivation to get really serious. I planned a half marathon, which I crushed in a personal best 1:42.

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

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The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. 18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API. StockTwits) where you really want to know more about the person giving you advice.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Dry powder’s slow fuse, landing page basics, generative AI hype

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Young looks back at “five key failure points” that are common potholes on every founder’s path and shares tactical advice for addressing internal conflict, losing product-market fit and other stumbles. “If these reflections help even one founder make one less mistake, I would consider this effort worthwhile.”