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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity. Entrepreneurs are inherently risk takers.

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Peaks and valleys: An honest look at the startup ecosystem in Switzerland

The Next Web

When foreigners think of Switzerland, romantic images of beautiful snow peaked mountains, chocolate, watches, and cowbells come to mind. But startups and technology? Not so much.

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The Government Starts an Incubator: The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps

Steve Blank

19 of the 21 teams are moving forward in commercializing their technology. I remember thinking, “Wow, whoever’s on the other end of phone sounds just like an entrepreneur, they were asking for the impossible.” Some incubators would have labeled this group too old to be entrepreneurs. This week we saw the results. billion U.S.

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What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek?

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re not familiar with the term it’s basically trying to help all of us who are deluged with technology to find ways to cope with the masses of information without having it ruin our lives. During this period of time I found ways to get my firm to staff me in Italy, France, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and the UK.

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[Competition] Seven Startups To Represent Asia At Seedstars World Final

YoungUpstarts

February 4th will see some of the best upcoming startups from around the world congregate in Geneva, Switzerland to determine the winner for the Seedstars World Final competition. The last round will take place on Tuesday 4th, in Geneva, and will be hosted by the renowned technology and innovation conference, Lift at the CICG.

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Hear from venture investors and successful entrepreneurs to find out what factors they considered and how you can make your pitch stand out from the rest. Room 213 Bootstrap Meetup with Austin Startup Scene Godfather Bijoy Goswami This Meetup is for entrepreneurs in all fields?—?tech, Time: 12:30PM?—?1:30PM 1:30PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: From Poland to Argentina

ReadWriteStart

During this week's roundtable, once again, we had an international group of entrepreneurs presenting from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Warsaw, Poland; Geneva, Switzerland; Sherbrooke, Canada; Oakland, California; and Austin, Texas. Please note, that I work exclusively with 1M/1M entrepreneurs. You can register to attend here.

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