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A Glimpse: My American Dream

thebarefootvc

He founded eBay to empower individuals through the use of new technology, and has created livelihoods for millions of individuals throughout the world. Or the boy in Detroit who becomes a software developer and creates an app to educate a child in the slums of Brazil.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

link] tenthings most business-grads are too arrogant to realize that they are selling technology, not hot air, so they need a tech team to build upon, not a product. There are only a tiny fraction of people who hit on all the right circumstances to go from prototype to hit in a straight trajectory. Not sure about the mentoring, though.