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The 10 Worst Things You Can Do In A Negotiation
The best negotiator I knew always acted like an idiot. He acted so well that I thought he was really stupid. I also thought at the time that he was my best friend. That was probably an act also. Just...
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Elon Musk Chose Himself: Here’s How
Choosing yourself means taking risk, means not being afraid what people think, or your chances of success or failure. It means doing what you want and hopefully helping the world along the way. Because...
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The Most Important Thing When Pitching Your Startup to Media
I’m on the board of directors of a company that provides temporary staffing services. They are a public company and over the past 12 months have had over $400 Mn in revenues, give or take (I should...
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10 Skills That All Entrepreneurs Need But College Doesn’t Teach
He dropped out of high school. Started a company that didn’t work. Read a lot. Then started another company. He wanted me to advise his company. I didn’t do it. But we spoke for awhile about his being...
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7 Things To Learn From Startup Failure
Is Failure Good? Failure is not good. Failure is the worst thing possible. You feel sick. You feel like you’re going to die. You feel like if you don’t die you might kill yourself. There is absolutely...
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What Makes A Startup Entrepreneur A Bad Leader
I am the best bad leader in the world. Not only do I know everything about how to fail as a leader but I also have spent large amounts of time with bad leaders. This is a unique opportunity for you to...
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The Ultimate Guide To Finding A Mentor
After my dad went into a permanent coma I had to take his car back to the dealership and hand them the keys. They wanted to know what happened and I couldn’t talk. I couldn’t sign papers. I was...
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Why Do Some People Always(!) Succeed
“Why Do Some People Always Succeed?” someone asked me. There’s pain baked into the question. This a question wrapped around a question. The inside of the question is: “Why do I often fail?”. Those...
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20 Things I’ve Learned From Larry Page
I visited Google a few weeks ago and, after almost getting arrested, my mind was blown. First, Claudia wandered into the garage where they were actually making or fixing the driverless cars. When they...
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The One Formula To Find Your Passion In Life
I was passionate when I was throwing hard pointed rocks at other little kids. “I hit him!” My friends and I would climb around construction sites, pretending they were forts. And throw rocks at each...
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10 Things Successful People Never Do
I have done all of these ten things and seen the results. I was very unhappy. Before I can give you the rules I must establish my credentials. I have started about 20 businesses and failed at 17 of...
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Basic Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Makes
I love you so I don’t want you to do these things. Save the world instead Ignoring the “Six Month Rule” I was on the board of a business where we all got the financials for that month and realized that...
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The Only Ten Things You Need To Know To Be A Great Leader
They fired me. They fired me as CEO. Then they fired me as a board member. Then they took away my shares. And now none of them ever talk to me. I started the company, I had the initial idea, I raised...
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How I Used The Force To Save My Business
I needed $20 Mn or I was going to die. That’s how I felt. I had a business, $20 Mn was invested in it, and then my investor went broke and needed the money back. But that would put me out of business....
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10 Habits To Be Happier and More Productive
What a goddamn shitty title. That’s the sort of BS that is everywhere on the Internet these days. Like, someone gets on a pedestal and teaches people how to be happier and then that same person goes to...
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The Ultimate Guide To Reinventing Yourself
I wrote this post for myself. Why? Because I knew I would need it. Because I know that this idea for reinventing myself has worked over and over for me. Because I knew I would need guidelines to look...
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How to Increase Your Productivity 500%
I missed investing in Google. I missed investing in Foursquare. I made fun of the guy who started Lycos. I missed, I lost, I suffered, I cried. I could’ve started other businesses instead of the ones I...
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10 Steps To Avoid Giving Up
I want to disappear. I want to move into an old apartment building in a place where I would never talk to anyone. I would order delivery for all three meals a day. I would learn to talk to my...
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10 Reasons You Have To Quit Your Job in 2016
I was scared after I was thrown out of school. I didn’t want to spend my life in prison. I didn’t want to have a 9-5 job. I understand not every 9-5 job is bad. But I didn’t even want a job I loved. I...
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How To Buy Low And Sell High
I thought I would feel ecstasy when I made a lot of money. I thought I could cut my heart out and eat it for breakfast and be hungry for lunch later. I thought that everyone would love me. I thought I...
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