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You will find that every successful entrepreneur has suffered many setbacks. These entrepreneurs just forget to mention these when they are doing... →
No matter how well things are going, failure and disaster are just around the corner. So celebrate the good, but be ready for the bad.
Writing a book is usually a full-time job that takes years. I didn't have years. So I decided to crowdsource content for the book.
If anyone tells you that you're too old to be an entrepreneur or that you have the wrong background, don't listen to them. Go with your gut... →
Big companies such as Google and Facebook buy startups at ridiculously high prices - not for their products, but for their people.
I became an academic so that I could share my knowledge and experience with students.
Once we increase the proportion of women in technical roles, the challenge is to retain them and ease the transition to senior positions.
The goal should be to build a sustainable lifestyle business that does good for employees and customers - and that steadily builds wealth.
The IPO is no exit for the entrepreneur; it's the start of purgatory.
The stereotypical successful entrepreneur is Mark Zuckerberg - the young college dropout who dreamed up a crazy idea while in his dorm room.
Despite what some investors say, older age is an advantage in the startup world. You know more about industries and markets, and have ideas for... →
I advise all of the entrepreneurs that I know to attend at least one entrepreneurship event every week. The worst thing an entrepreneur can do is to... →
I used to have an obsession with building businesses and forgot about building health. I was focused on the destination instead of the journey. I... →
Vivek Wadhwa is an American technology entrepreneur and academic.