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Pomp and Reality: Real advice for today’s graduates

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David Foster Wallace, Kenyon College, 2005. In 2005, the famous American author and professor gave a speech entitled “This Is Water,” that has since become legendary. Steve Jobs, Stanford, 2005. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc. It’s an epidemic.”.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Salon Owner Chelle Neff Talks Scaling, Sustainability and Success

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You opened Urban Betty in 2005 and it’s been growing ever since. I know many entrepreneurs, including myself, have a hard time separating ourselves from our brand. You joined the Austin chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) in January 2019. 5000 list twice! . What drives you? What’s next?

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Not Taking Risks Is the Riskiest Career Move of All

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A version of this article originally appeared on Entrepreneur. . There are times in life when playing it safe is good advice—like wearing a seatbelt, for example, or looking both ways before crossing the street. A former professional athlete, Nagtegaal speed-skated with the North Holland Region/Utrecht KNSB from 2005 to 2008.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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I will even take to emailing people I don’t know offering small bits of advice. You’re writing a freaking blog post! I do what I wish all entrepreneurs would do. It’s an entrepreneur with whom I’ve been wanting to work for 6 years. He turned me down for a job in 2005. I try to be helpful.

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One Book Every Entrepreneur and VC Should Own

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tl;dr version: If you’re an entrepreneur or VC or will be working in this industry - buy this. – entrepreneurs never seem to focus on anything other than ownership percentage. I was significantly wiser by 2005 when I started my second company. This series inspired me to start my blog as a VC.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding.

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