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FROM ZERO TO HERO

40% of venture backed companies fail. 40% yield moderate returns. 20% or less produce high returns. That small percentage is responsible for the venture capital industry consistently performing above...

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THE ANGEL EDGE

Compare seed round, the angel round, and the venture round to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Notice that Angels make up the good stuff in the middle. And yes—according to studies by the Kauffman...

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MEASURING THE FUTURE

Yes you can - you CAN measure the future! Continue reading →

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WHIZ KIDS

You don’t want to compete with this kid. Believe me. Just watch his intensity as he pitches his business to some of the private equity luminaries in the city. There’s an intimidating team behind him...

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BE THE ONE THEY CAN COUNT ON

Winners have a sense about other winners and you can’t miss the shift in their interest and attention when they encounter another of their own species. Wanting to win is fine – wanting to do the work...

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CLOSER TO HEAVEN

My instinct for survival goes into full panic mode. With wisdom born of a long life, I fumble with my seatbelt. I wish to disembark this flying coffin—IMMEDIATELY! My hands shake and over my loud...

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LIES ABOUT PARADISE

I recognize a sharp character flaw among outdoorsmen of all sorts—an uncontrollable urge to exaggerate—particularly after an excursion to a wilderness such as northern Manitoba. Permit me to treat you...

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INJURIES TREATED BADLY

Kids are dropping dead on the athletic field. Dead! These are our kids—those highly cherished and precocious little brats, grades K-12. Just a few years back we suffered a miserable year—120 deaths....

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YOUR WORK IS NOT YOUR LIFE

You can't be all things to all people; you can't dance every dance; and, throughout your life, you've got to make hard choices, sacrifices, and compromises, and then you've got to live with them...

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A LOOP LONAGAN CHRISTMAS

This is outrageous. I’m concentrating on my computer screen when a huge mitt grabs me by the back of the belt and plucks me from my chair. Next thing I’m dangled high over the desk, arms and legs...

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SABBATICAL

Jonelis ain’t here. He announced a sabbatical and disappeared. That is correct, sir! I am in charge! That is my hat on the hook. Those are my boots resting on the WWII Air Force desk. I will take this...

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THE HIDDEN DANGER IN YOUR DATA

You need to be exceedingly careful these days that you don’t let the ease of access and the ubiquity of massive amounts of quantitative performance data cause you to over-emphasize the math and...

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OIL FROM WATER

What if you can make oil out of water? What if, you also end up with more water? That discovery will benefit our country and the world. The technology now exists. Commercialization is beginning....

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HAWKS

Jonelis and Lonagan both jump to their feet and beer sloshes onto my fine white flannel suit. “Goal!” they scream in rough unison, and the stadium erupts in opposing voices of victory and outrage....

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RAW TALENT

Ever want to be a Shark on the popular reality TV show? Wish you controlled a billion dollar investment account? Wonder what it’s like? I’m here at Chicago’s 1871 incubator doing it. Emotions run high!...

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THE PRICE OF THEIR TOYS

The radio crackles, “Cherokee Six, rock yer wings and rock ‘em good.” Jim Kren ignores the command. We’re no Cherokee Six. Aviation is full of moments like that. The entire air transport system won’t...

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DON’T ASK WHY—ASK WHY NOT

by Howard Tullman - When we're born, we're only afraid of two things - falling and loud noises. From then forward we learn to be afraid of other things and too often allow those fears to keep us from...

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THE VENTURE CANOE

Out on the water, I sing THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD. I often belt that out when afloat. It never fails to elicit loud whining, accompanied by hands clasped to ears and impassioned shouts of,...

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PAVLOVIAN PT

I’m talkin’ big money. An investor definitely wants in on a trend like this, but what’s da best play? Continue reading →

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TOO MANY FOUNDERS

by Seth Temko - There definitely can be too many founders. It affects the success of the company, the happiness of the founders and the financial results they may achieve personally. The nasty term...

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