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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

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But not everybody has the right skills to build a highly successful and valuable startup from scratch. For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.”

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

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One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. On Being an Entrepreneur. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. Long hours.

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Should You Really be a Startup Entrepreneur?

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most common questions that entrepreneurs who meet me for the first time like to ask is, “Do you miss being an entrepreneur? If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. On Being an Entrepreneur. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch. Long hours.

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

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It’s impossible to plan for everything that can go wrong while building a startup. ” Mentors and advisers come in handy, but startups move at breakneck speed. .” ” Mentors and advisers come in handy, but startups move at breakneck speed. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

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This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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Meet Benchmark’s New Partner: Eric Vishria

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Eric’s keen intellect, his experience as an entrepreneur and CEO, his depth in infrastructure and enterprise software, and his infectious optimism about technology make him an ideal Benchmark partner. Eric demonstrated a unique passion for startups and entrepreneurship from an early age. He stayed briefly at HP as a vice president.

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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

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Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. Paddy Cosgrave was a young entrepreneur in Dublin and a couple of years after the crash was talking with a mate of his who had a brand new hotel opening but had no clue how he was going to attract visitors. Startup Advice' It will not.

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