Lessons from the founder of Naked and Kosan Created by the author — original image provided by Joel Primus My introductory call with Joel Primus went well over an hour over schedule as we drifted way off-topic. As his wife put her foot down that he had to greet their guests, where most people extend
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Meet Jeff Bezos’s successor: Andy Jassy Created by the author — original image from Wikimedia Commons “No, I didn’t know what my job was going to be, or what my title was going to be. It was super important to the Amazon people that we come that Monday.” — Andy Jassy When Andy started working
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Tom Blomfield’s reminder that entrepreneurs are human too Created by the author — original image from Wikimedia commons “I’m very happy to talk about what’s gone on with me, because I don’t think people do it enough” — Tom Blomfield, Founder of Monzo He’s absolutely right. If you read enough entrepreneurship advice, you’ll realize many
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Whitney Wolfe Herd bounced back after terrible abuse Created by the author — original image from Wikimedia Commons Some people believe lightning doesn’t strike twice in business. I’d tell them Whitney Wolfe Herd’s story to prove them wrong. She not only co-founded America’s most popular dating app (Tinder) but several years later she founded the
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Not all of his decisions were perfect Created by the author — original image Wikimedia Commons Prepare the world’s smallest violin. When Steve Jobs died he was worth only $10.4bn and only $2.2bn was Apple stock. The man many consider the greatest entrepreneur of all time wouldn’t have even made it to the global top
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It goes deeper than one disgruntled billionaire Created and edited by the author Silicon Valley has been unquestionably the place to be for aspiring tech entrepreneurs for decades. The whole industry has seemed to revolve around the Bay Area of California. Yet 2020 has challenged many things we thought permanent and Silicon Valley’s dominance is
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With simple infographics Created by the author — original image pixabay For many people, the only matrix worth knowing includes Keanu Reeves but they’d be missing out on great tools to navigate the complex world of running a business. It takes passion to start a company but this same fire can blind entrepreneurs to the
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Luminar founder Austin Russell is revolutionizing self-driving car technology Created by the author — original image from Wikimedia Commons As far as audacious attacks on the importance of an elite university education go, Peter Thiel may take the crown. In 2010, he launched The Thiel Fellowship which encourages visionary students to drop out of college
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A reading list for all entrepreneurs Created by the author 2020 has been a crazy year and it’s understandable if reading business books has slipped down your priority list. It means you’ve probably missed on some of the gems in this list. There are all types of books for everyone from casual readers to book
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Don’t fall into the classic entrepreneur’s trap Created by Author — Original image from WikiMedia Commons If you’ve been on the internet long enough, someone has tried to sell you the dream of ditching the 9–5 and becoming an entrepreneur. It’s a great sales pitch. Yet it misses the crucial fact that many entrepreneurs find
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