February 2012
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“It was like that, people riding around the halls in scooters and having Nerf gun...”
– Marc Ewing on the beginning of Red Hat, and the story of how his company evolved into more than fun and games.
How Red Hat killed its core product—and became a billion-dollar business
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“What entrepreneurs need most isn’t knowledge. What they need is the ability to...”
– The One Skill that Makes an Online Entrepreneur Unstoppable | Copyblogger
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“Creativity: now there’s a word I thought I wouldn’t see under attack. Don’t we...”
– An interesting look into why we’re not as comfortable with creativity as we may have thought.
Why Are We So Afraid of Creativity? | Literally Psyched, Scientific American Blog Network
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“Mainstream culture seems to depict startups as either being complete failures...”
– Between failure and Facebook - Chris Dixon
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“To be noticeably mediocre in a job with considerable public exposure is a mixed...”
– Failing Up: Why Mediocre Workers Keep Getting Promoted - Derek Thompson - Business - The Atlantic
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“A lot of people thought I would be sad to close, but I see it as a chance to...”
– Terri Gillis of TG170
via Knowing When to Close Down Your Business
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“Choosing entrepreneurship might be one of the most simple and pure adventures...”
– Six Attributes of Successful Entrepreneurs - NYTimes.com
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“Who follows whom on Twitter isn’t all that interesting. What we do with those...”
– Never Fall In Love With the Medium
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“Most businesses don’t find success immediately, and many entrepreneurs fail...”
– (via What Small Businesses Can Learn From Jeremy Lin)
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“While women comprise 51% of the population, they make up only 15.7% of Fortune...”
– Why Your Next Board Member Should Be A Woman | TechCrunch
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Silicon Valley Sets Up Shop in New York: Facebook,... →
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“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money....”
– Simon Sinek
25 TEDTalk Quotes to Inspire You
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“We can learn nearly as much from an experiment that does not work as from one...”
– Kevin Kelly on failure as a key ingredient of innovation (via curiositycounts)
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“9% of respondents in a study of working adults said they were currently involved...”
– Stat of the day.
One-Third of Workers Have Had Office Romances - The Daily Stat - February 14, 2012 - Harvard Business Review
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“We did it! 100% funded in just over eight hours. You people are amazing! But...”
– Tim Schafer
“how much news do we want to make with this?”
Double Fine Adventure by Double Fine and 2 Player Productions — Kickstarter
(via fred-wilson)
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NASDAQ on Tumblr: Learn the Lingo -- Quickly →
nasdaq:
Like any other discipline, entrepreneurship has its own lingo, and parsing that jargon can be tough for the newcomer. What to do? Via Mashable, a solution: Smart-flashcard maker Brainscape has released a deck specially designed for the bewildered startup novice. Even better, it’s a way to…
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“In eight years 5-Hour has gone from nowhere to $1 billion in retail sales....”
– The story of Manoj Bhargava’s success. Entrepreneurs, take note.
The Mystery Monk Making Billions With 5-Hour Energy - Forbes
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“Moving fast enables us to build more things and learn faster. However, as most...”
– Mark Zuckerberg (via david)
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