Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

I saw some companies that became truly rancid – even one entrepreneur who flew to Hawaii as his company was melting down and got drunk at an M&A meeting to save his team and he ended up not paying his entire team all of their final expense payments but he flew first class to Europe. I saw this in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2010.

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South Korea Italy Recapitalization Germany 150

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 20, 2013

I co-founded LinkedIn in 2003, and by 2005, after asking myself the key questions about my passion, focus, and commitment, I knew I wanted to bring in a CEO. I’d rather be solving intellectual challenges and figuring out key strategies, not debating which employees should get a promotion, or configuring project timelines. This can work, too.

Founder 78

Founder Hiring Cofounder Hawaii 78

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I canceled my first ever extended family trip to Hawaii less than a week before going. So I decided to run the London Marathon in April 2003, just 3 weeks before my son was born. April 29th, 2003 my first son was born. We were now set to close at $46 million in new capital. My family went without me.

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Entrepreneur Silicon Valley San Diego Non-Compete 308

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

It was 2003 or right about then, and I was walking across the Green Street Mall in Brisbane, thinking that I was no longer interested in Magic the Gathering as a card game. Yaro: Yeah, as you saw on the slides I went to Fiji, Hawaii, America, Canada, Europe, down to Dubai, Singapore, and back home over eight months. Deciding to Sell.

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Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 76