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Philadelphia University Commencement Speech – May 15th 2011

Steve Blank

My third story is about Failure and Redemption. As time went on, I was a co-founder or member of the starting team for six high-tech startups…. In 1999… with the company’s revenue north of $100 million…I handed the keys to a new CEO and left. The world is run by those who show up…not those who wait to be asked.