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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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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires

Both Sides of the Table

And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. And they might give a premium if the team has been around a longer period of time, has built some hard-to-build proprietary technology or has some customer traction. in their 20′s. What could be more capitalist than that?

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2019

Haystack

These companies exemplify the compounding network effects, lock-in, and lopsided economics that accrue to technologies generally and software specifically. Technology also levies a deflationary effect, which I’ll address more below. 3/ The Streaming Media Effect. 3/ The Streaming Media Effect.

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