Monthly Archives: November 2011

You’ll Be Dead Soon – Carpe Diem

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Steve Blank

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Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these … Continue reading →

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Scientists Unleashed

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Steve Blank

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Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not. George Bernard Shaw We’re in the middle of our National Science Foundation Innovation Corps class – taking the most promising research projects … Continue reading →

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Steel In Their Eyes – Why VC’s Should Be Startup CEO’s

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Steve Blank

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A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. Mark Twain Venture Capitalists who are serious about turning their firms into more than one-fund wonders may want to have their associates … Continue reading →

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