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October 17, 2022

4 Things You Should Never Do When Dealing With Competitors

Here are four smart ways to handle competition while building your business.

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Growth operations
March 27, 2023

The Benefits of Starting a Family Business — and How to Do It Successfully

The case for starting a family business and suggestions on how to mix the two for the best possible outcome.

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Founder stories
August 31, 2022

Here's the Scoop on Selecting the Right Investors

Selecting the right partners to work with is as important as the first few employees you hire. Here are a few tips for choosing the right investor.

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November 30, 2022

I Tried to Cut a Deal With Jeff Bezos to Help My Hometown. Here's What Happened (and the Lessons I Learned).

How does an entire city economy go from zero to one, or in this case, from 1.0 to 2.0? What is the infrastructure required to make that jump and what does the migration look like? Here are a few observations and reflections from the time I tried to get Jeff Bezos to invest in my hometown.

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March 27, 2023

I Emailed All 30 NBA Owners, Asking Them to Meet With Me. Here's What Happened.

I sent out an email to every single NBA owner, asking if they'd be open to meeting with me. What happened next literally changed the trajectory of my life.

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July 24, 2022

What I Learned From Pitching Marc Benioff My Startup at Dreamforce

In October of 2014, I broke through Marc Benioff's security entourage to pitch him my startup idea at Dreamforce. This is the story of how it all went down.

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