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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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Having street smarts with no inspirational ability to build teams can yield a great small business but will be difficult to scale into a large VC-backed business. He was from South America but living in Switzerland and had launched a startup while holding down a day job at a consulting firm (McKinsey if memory serves).

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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My father was a doctor, a pediatrician with zero interest or knowledge in business at all. He grew up in Colombia, South America. By the way, the salary, which was a good salary, was $27,000 entry salary, and engineers were paid $31,000 to $35,000. [00:10:30] I grew up in Northern California.

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

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Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. Venture capitalists make high-risk investments and expect some of them to fail, and entrepreneurs who raise venture capital often draw salaries, he says. Small Business » Subscriber Content Read Preview. » More.

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Exclusive: Enigmai Helps SMBs Simplify Complex Workforce Scheduling on the Cloud [Interview]

VC Cafe

Because you ask people to quit their jobs and leave the security of a salary. Our second acquisition channel is the Internet where we have seen significant traction from south America – about 70%. We are starting to think about business partnerships and affiliates.

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Exclusive: Enigmai Helps SMBs Simplify Complex Workforce Scheduling on the Cloud [Interview]

VC Cafe

Because you ask people to quit their jobs and leave the security of a salary. Our second acquisition channel is the Internet where we have seen significant traction from south America – about 70%. We are starting to think about business partnerships and affiliates.

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Exclusive: Enigmai Helps SMBs Simplify Complex Workforce Scheduling on the Cloud [Interview]

VC Cafe

Because you ask people to quit their jobs and leave the security of a salary. Our second acquisition channel is the Internet where we have seen signifcant traction from south America – about 70%. We are starting to think about business partnerships and affiliates.

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