December 2011
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November 2011
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Don't Be That Guy
At a tech social event who’s only mission is to disperse the 200 newly inked biz cards that were just printed for your newco. I understand the urgency to spread your idea but you won’t make allies by approaching each new person in the room like you are a dealer at a hold-em table. It’s uncomfortable and you immediately become “that guy” of the night that makes people...
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“Starting a company requires you to become oddly unemotional. That means dumping fear of failure, dumping fear of judgement, dumping the desire to impress anyone.” Max Levchin, Paypal Co-founder (Sequoia Capital got into business with Max in ‘99 at PayPal)