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Started Founders Live in Seattle, WA in 2016. As the creator of Founders Live, I am a successful entrepreneur with business achievements in social media, digital payments, and e-commerce. I excel at interpersonal leadership, communication, business, and product development.
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Finally Emerging From A Founder Depression
At times we can be our own worst enemy. The challenge is to minimize those times. We often hear choosing to become an entrepreneur - and the life that accompanies it - is not for the f…
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When A Founder Crosses The Line Towards Godlike Hubris
I recently noticed a frightening trend with certain founders in the tech industry. - Have a great idea. Get a few key people to join you and build it. Launch the product and raise money…
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3 Startup Principles Every Early Stage Founder Needs To Know
I recently gave a talk to early stage entrepreneurs at a weekend hackathon in Bellingham, WA. It was fun, challenging and educational for all. Given these individuals were just starting on their j…
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The # 1 Founder Sin Is So Damn Easy To Avoid
I have noticed a trend recently as I help founderswrap their arms around their ideas and how to best get started. They come to me with an idea - a problem they have observed in the world …
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Who Are You?
"The time to worry about your reputation is before you have one." What a great thought. I ran across this the other day and felt it hits on exactly what I have been thinking lately. If…
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Startup Death Valley: What It Is And How To Get Out
I'm sure a large number of teams reading Techcrunch or other tech blogs right now are in the same situation my company found itself recently. It probably goes something like this: you have a start…
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Hey Coach, What Is A Startup CEO Supposed To Be Anyway?
As I was chatting with another CEO friend of mine tonight he said something that caught me off guard. He said: "I was talking with another person and we determined as a CEO you push your peop…
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The Future of Mobile Payments Will Be 'Artificial Intelligence'
This is a section taken from a recent article I wrote onPayPal's x.com network. How we interact with computers-and to an extent the rest of the world-is changing. As you know, we no longer…
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Lesson: Be Careful With Cofounders, You Haven't Seen Their True Colors Yet
While doing some research for a different post I came across this golden nugget from Paul Graham. His post was titled What startups are really like - and it's the truth. In it he descri…
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Entrepreneur = No Idea Where You Will Be Or What You'll be Doing In A Month
I sit at a crossroads of sorts. Let me just review what I have in front of me, the pressures lurking over my shoulder and nudging me to get on with it already. Moving - due to a previous gro…
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