Month: March 2012

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They make rookie mistakes. They let a reporter hang out with them for a week thinking they can trust them. They talk when they should be listening. They overpay for deals thinking that will win the deal for them. They use their phones in board meetings. They fight with entrepreneurs over meaningless things. Fred Wilson, on younger VCs. A VC: Coming Of Age

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What we’ve lost, above all, are stopping points, finish lines and boundaries. Technology has blurred them beyond recognition. The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time – Tony Schwartz – Harvard Business Review

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At the beginning of the odyssey, everybody is given a gray T shirt that reads MAKE WHAT PEOPLE WANT. If a company ever goes public or gets bought, its founders get a second, black T shirt that says I MADE WHAT PEOPLE WANT. That line is so simple, but still so unattainable for most. Levy: Take the Millions Now – The Daily Beast