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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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If your idea is so amazing that it warrants my hard-earned angel money or the money of my LP investors from our fund then why should I take a risk on you if you won’t take a risk on yourself? But to me if you’re not willing to quit and take a risk on yourself, then you’re not confident enough in your own idea and skills. Why should I be?

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. Our fund has more interest from potential LP investors than our fund needs. It really only needs a few community leaders to kick things off and land a community on a map. Money is the easy part.