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Learn from People, Not Classes

Reid Hoffman

“Talk with other entrepreneurs, not just famous entrepreneurs,” the Dropbox cofounder Drew Houston told Reid on the Masters of Scale podcast. Look for people who are one year, two years, five years ahead of you. You [will] learn very different and important things.”.

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The Biggest Business Fails of 2014 and How to Avoid Them

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. “I doubt that you consulted the Navajo Nation about using their tribal name on sophisticated items such as the ‘Navajo Hipster Panty,''” wrote Navajo Nation member Sasha Houston Brown. These items, along with many others, were also quietly discontinued. Exposing weaknesses, showing biases.

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Learn from People, Not Classes

Reid Hoffman

“Talk with other entrepreneurs, not just famous entrepreneurs,” the Dropbox cofounder Drew Houston told Reid on the Masters of Scale podcast. Look for people who are one year, two years, five years ahead of you. You [will] learn very different and important things.”.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

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Brunner (@heatherjbrunner) | Twitter Preston James Co-founder & CEO DivInc Preston is at the center of everything Diversity & Inclusion in Austin. Advisor, Austin Mayor Steve Adler Eugene has long operated at the intersection of business, government & nonprofits, locally and nationally.