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Does your idea suck? Test user acquisition in 5 days for $37

How making shit up can stop your procrastinating and kick your startup into high gear

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What I learned about startups from: Hailing a cab

Does your pitch deck suck?

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Welcome to Silicon Valleywood!

San Francisco is Hollywood with smarter actors

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What I learned about startups from: Buying a mini-bike

The first rule of pitching or selling…

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What I learned about startups from: Divorcing Joy. Twice

Are you and your partners/investors a good match?

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What I learned about startups from: Defending Miley Cyrus

Startup leadership lessons from a pop star

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What I learned about startups from: Crashing a fixie

Is your startup on the road to hell?

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What I learned about startups from: My first French kiss

Are you passionate about your startup?

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What I learned about startups from: My first Hustler Magazine

Are you faking it?

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What I learned about startups from: A heavy night of drinking

Does your startup lack focus?

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What I learned about startups from: Getting run over by a car

Is your startup too focused on keeping “your eye on the ball?”

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First non-round straws

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In defense of ageism. Why Peter Pan wants to feed your old ass to the crocs.

Ageism (also spelled “agism”) is stereotyping and discriminating against individuals or groups on the basis of their age.

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