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Pure Upside: Understanding Stock Options and Restricted Stock for Angels

The Seraf Compass

You daydream about how various financial scenarios might play out. The first time you receive stock options as an employee is a magical moment. You feel suddenly part of something bigger than just earning a paycheck. You take a sudden interest in the wellbeing of your company and the factors which affect its stock price.

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Too Cool for School: Why Dropouts Are the Most Successful Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Don’t Quit Your Daydream. I used to get yelled at for daydreaming in class. Luckily, their words fell on deaf ears—because my inner rebel and constant daydreaming helped me become a successful entrepreneur. As the father of three, I strongly believe that our schools need an overhaul.

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How to Know if You Have ADD and What to Do About It

Both Sides of the Table

But what I’d like you to know is that for many people with ADD (8% of children, 4% of adults) – just knowing that this is the way your brain is wired is a tremendous boost to your self esteem to know that you’re not a loser for only completing 80% of tasks, for struggling to prioritize, from daydreaming in class or meetings.

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Lessons for Entrepreneurial Success That Should Be Taught in High School

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Harness Your Daydreams. Daydreaming is usually discouraged in class – it detracts from fractions and grammar. My kids are approaching high school now, and it would be great if they were able to learn some lessons in entrepreneurship in the classroom.

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EO Members Share 6 Mindset Tactics to Tackle Stress Head-On (Part I)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Simple, but powerful.” — Tina Hamilton, EO Philadelphia, founder and CEO, myHR Partner Adventure Dialing “One of my stress-busters is daydreaming on the phone with a friend about an upcoming trip together. I need the escape, and my friend on the other end of the line likely does as well!

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Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals

TechCrunch

It sounds ambitious, but Ekeland isn’t just daydreaming as she has a detailed action plan. Marie Ekeland has unveiled her next act — and it’s a new fund called 2050. But it’s not your average French VC fund as it’s going to be an evergreen fund focused on building a better world.

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Getting Your Series A Mojo Back

Both Sides of the Table

Here’s the truth — even to this day I still daydream about the future. Athletes visualize and focus on positive energy and confidence and we don’t think that’s strange yet too few startup entrepreneurs focus on their own mental states and self-confidence. And too few visual success.

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