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Unintended Lessons

Steve Blank

She said, “Dad, one of the great things you and Mom did was never tell us how much things cost.” And I remember staying in everything from little motels to big hotels and resorts, from National parks in Alaska to trips in India. Now that I’m older, I’m starting to know what things cost.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The National Venture Capital Association estimates that 25% to 30% of venture-backed businesses fail. NAME David Cowan.

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Angel Groups Panning for Gold

Professor VC

One of our stops was in Skagway, which became the biggest city in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. There are a number of reasons for the premium, not the least is the cost of engineering talent. ProfessorVC just returned from an Alaskan vacation and was mortified to realize it was almost six months since the last blog post.

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Epitaph for an Entrepreneur « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Alaska , Wyoming , Colorado , Washington , Oregon, Maine.) –jason The costs of entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurship for Self Empowerment , on August 4, 2009 at 8:56 pm Said: [.] Most Silicon Valley startups have great policies for having your dog at work but not your kids.) Long vacations.