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Resilience in Entrepreneurship is the X Factor for Success

American Entrepreneurship

Brian Chesky (Airbnb): Launched during the 2008 recession, faced legal battles, trust issues, and scaling challenges—but persisted through relentless adaptation. Melanie Perkins (Canva): Faced years of rejection and multiple product iterations before Canva gained traction—and eventually became a unicorn.

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The Founder’s Playbook: Winning Mindsets & Startup Strategies

American Entrepreneurship

Risk-Taking: He reinvested his entire PayPal earnings (~$180M) into Tesla and SpaceX, nearly going bankrupt in 2008. Resilience: SpaceX had multiple rocket failures before successfully launching into orbit in 2008. Problem-Solving: He tackles big problems (e.g., Lesson: Think big, take calculated risks, and persist through setbacks.

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Private Debt Financing for Small Business: Fast Capital, Real Costs

StartupNation

Since the 2008 financial crash, banks have been steadily retreating from small business lending. Private debt is often viewed as the nimble entrepreneur’s shortcut to capital. However, its growing popularity reflects fundamental changes in how businesses access financing, particularly as traditional lenders pull back.

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From Lawyer to Local News Innovator: Michael Shapiro’s Journey to Building TAPinto

Jason Malki

In 2008, while living in New Jersey and practicing law in New York City, I learned that my one-year-old son needed open-heart surgery. He is the Founder and CEO of TAPinto , a network of more than 95 franchised online local news and digital marketing platforms in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

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What is a RACI chart? And how to make one (with templates)

The Zapier Blog

Unless you're the 2008 Miami Dolphins, it just doesn't work. Otherwise, it's just a free-for-all of "not my job" shrugs. There is always one and only one accountable for each task. Adding another is like having two quarterbacks in a football game. Only the responsible and accountable roles are mandatory for each task.

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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

This is going to be BIG.

The last closed market we had was from about September 2008 until June 2009--10 months. In 2008, people weren't sure if we were heading into a complete financial collapse. After that, we were pretty much back on track, growing every year. International and non-Valley startup communities are developing at a rapid pace.

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Things Will Be Different

This is going to be BIG.

The Financial Crisis of 2008 sure seemed bad in the moment as well. As I write this, Congress is working hard to undo the mistakes of the 2008 bailout and the sense that corporations got off easy and the little guy was never made whole. Scrutiny is coming in a big way.

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