When you create a startup there are many people to discourage you. The most common refrain is “this … Continuă lectura „The value of positive advisors”

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There is a great series of articles on entrepreneurship in the latest Economist. Check them out: http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13216025

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I saw William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale last Thursday at the BAM in Brooklyn and loved it. The … Continuă lectura „The Winter’s Tale is fantastic”

I love his optimism!