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What I learned failing at 83%

What I learned failing at 83%

12 months, 6 businesses, 5 failures
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Dan Norris
The Era of Angels is Closing

The Era of Angels is Closing

Angels are going institutional. It feels as if the Elves are leaving Middle Earth.
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Duncan Davidson
I Grew Our Startup 270% In 7 Months — And Then I Left: A Success Story

I Grew Our Startup 270% In 7 Months — And Then I Left: A Success Story

January 6th, 2014 I began working as the Marketing Manager for a Venture Capital backed SaaS startup called When I Work. I was employee…
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William Harris
I Quit a $200,000 Job for My Start-up and My First Year was F#%KED UP. This is my story.

I Quit a $200,000 Job for My Start-up and My First Year was F#%KED ...

The first year of my start-up was a disaster, but I’ll get to that later. Let’s start with how it all began.
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Rahim Madhavji
Pre-Mortem Your Next Project & Hug the Fail Whale

Pre-Mortem Your Next Project & Hug the Fail Whale

The Tale of Prospective Hindsight, Failing Fast, and Lean Methodologies; How to Find Success Faster through a Pre-Mortem
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Stacey Messier
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How to Identify A Non-Mentor

How to Identify A Non-Mentor

When ignoring advice reveals confidence in your big ideas.
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Stacey Messier
Trust Your Gut & Fail Fast, Damnit.

Trust Your Gut & Fail Fast, Damnit.

Don’t wait until it’s too late — trust your gut and embrace failure at the sight of intuition.
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Stacey Messier
Five Years of Knife Life!

Five Years of Knife Life!

— The Entrepreneurial Journey of a South African VC
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Keet van Zyl

How Failing Fast Removed the Wonderment From Technology

Technology is no longer exciting and revolutionary. That’s the type of conclusion you could arrive at after spending a few minutes…
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Ron Heft

How to Leverage Cyberdust for your Startup

So last night I got retweeted by Mark Cuban. As a business student who is trying to start a business naturally I was stoked! I quickly…
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Scott Maronic
Speaking Technically: Failing Upwards

Speaking Technically: Failing Upwards

Failures make our stories come alive, and they’re a vital part of real life.
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Remy Porter
Getting a job wasn’t “failing” — it was the best thing I ever did for my business

Getting a job wasn’t “failing” — it was the best thing I ever did for my business

Self-employed people act like getting a job means you’re a failure —but it was the best decision possible for me
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Miche Nickolaisen
Xtreme Marketing — are you really failing hard enough?

Xtreme Marketing — are you really failing hard enough?

“If you think you’ve got nothing else to learn you can leave.” — Shaun White
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Mark Carroll
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