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Careers Start by Peeling Potatoes

Steve Blank

When I got to my first airbase my job was lugging electronics boxes on and off fighter planes under the broiling hot Thailand sun, to bring them into the technicians inside the air-conditioned shop, to troubleshoot and fix. Solutions From Hands On. Building a company in all its complexity is computationally unsolvable.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I was doing freelance SEO consulting for e-commerce businesses and on my first trip to Thailand fell in love with the country and the culture. I wanted to support the local community and stay in Thailand and I’ve been able to keep living abroad and traveling for the past three years. #10 – To Keep Traveling Abroad.