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Survivors

Both Sides of the Table

” And yet we entrepreneurs who will sign up for the journey accept that failure is a possibility and the true entrepreneurs know that they must stick with the ship even if it’s sinking. It’s my hypothesis of why so many founding teams have 3-4 founders. First time entrepreneurs can fall prey to hubris.

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Advice from Warren Rustand: Put Your Head Down and Walk Into the Storm

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written for EO by Kalika Yap , an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Los Angeles. Yap is a thriving serial entrepreneur whose businesses include Citrus Studios , Luxe Link , and the Orange & Bergamot. In terms of pandemics, we remember avian flu (1997), SARS (2003) and MERS (2012). Because there is opportunity.

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Telegraphing

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I recall when my partner Brad and I were raising our first USV fund, back in 2003, and potential investors wondered about my blogging habit. We explained that telegraphing would bring entrepreneurs to us. They asked if I was making a mistake telegraphing our investment thesis for everyone to see, including our “competitors.”

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#22. Medium Founder Ev Williams Shares New Thoughts On Future of Creator Economy and More

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Today’s guest is Ev Williams, the founder and CEO of Medium. His first major company was Blogger (acquired by Google in 2003) which was where the term “blog” was first popularized. He shares thoughts and stories he’s never shared before about Medium, his motivation, and his lifelong journey as an entrepreneur.

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Why You Need to Ring the Freaking Cash Register

Both Sides of the Table

I remember just a decade ago in 2003 when we all laughed at how dumb people in the 90′s were talking about the race to “capture as many eyeballs as possible” before your competition. And revisit my point about whether you are the archetypal founder who will get tons of money thrust upon you. Fair point. The market.

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Tattoos and YCombinator Demo Day

This is going to be BIG.

It was June of 2003. The problem is that the program simply attracts only "the best"--a group of entrepreneurs who, at first, self select and believe they fit this criteria and then displays whatever patters Paul Graham and his team believe to be indicative of success. She had flower sleeves of spectacular color. They need attention.

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Three Often Overlooked Benefits of Joining a Peer Group of Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When Brannon Poe first heard of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , it was from a friend in Texas. As the founder of Poe Group Advisors , a company that has been facilitating the sale and transfer of accounting firms since 2003, Brannon is no stranger to connecting people and growing an organization. It takes some work?no