1/ Want to be a GREAT Venture Capitalist? Get really lucky in the first 5 years – Mike Maples Jr.
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2/ “Get people to accept our differences as the great glue that creates the complexity of our experience. All of us experience the same thing differently, but we’re made of the same stuff” – Dustin Yellin
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3/ Be Willing to Look Silly, Get Rich: Early on, few people understood what Airbnb could have become. It’s about having the ability to put all your preconceptions aside and ask “why are all these users here?” – Modest Proposal
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4/ Narratives Appear After a Stock Move, Not Before: A stock may behave favorably, but the reason won’t be clear till after the move. The best momentum is the one that has no narrative yet - Jim O’Shaughnessy
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5/ Looking for a New Skill? There’s a shortage of skilled videographers and editors. Expect to see an increasing demand for jobs in the video industry. “There is so much demand from the creator side to find great talent on the editing and videography side” – Blake Robbins (Tweet This)
6/ How Does Elon Value Tesla: “Tesla should really be measured by how many years we accelerate the advent of sustainable energy. It will happen, with or without Tesla, but the fundamental good is by how many years do we accelerate it.” – Elon Musk
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7/ Only Investing 1% in Bitcoin is Pointless: “Why would you take 99% of your assets and invest it in something that’s losing 10% a year for the next decade?” – Michael Saylor
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8/ DON’T Quit Your Day Job: Out of the 350+ entrepreneurs Guy has interviewed, very few of them quit their day job when they first had their business idea. Instead, they kept their day job and grew their business in their free time until the business got big enough that it could replace their day job. – Guy Raz
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9/ Starting a Rolling Fund? Make sure it doesn’t suck time or energy from your core source of income. Know why the company wants you to invest in them and what they expect from you. Know the liquidity options – Marc Cuban
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10/ Two Bad Choices: The Democrats were very recently against gay marriage and are now Pro-War. The Republicans couldn’t care less about the budget and no longer believe in the original economic freedoms – Jo Jorgenson
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