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Volatility and length, that’s the value on an option. 10 years on a startup stock, that’s a big valuable thing.

Ben Horowitz

The important thing about mobile is, everybody has a computer in their pocket. The implications of so many people connected to the Internet all the time from the standpoint of education is incredible.
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Important People Phones
For example, the vast majority of security break-ins occur as a result of problems with known fixes. With an automated system, you can keep up to date.
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Date Example Majority Problem Result
Here’s where we are and here’s what I didn’t recognize about us and about you when I made the decision, and now it is what it is.
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About Decision Made Now Recognize
Mark [Andressen] was more popular than me at the time … He was like Beyoncé, I was Kelly Rowlings
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Beyonce Mark More Popular Time
Don’t punk out and don’t quit.
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Inspirational Motivational Quit
Yeah, I became a successful entrepreneur… Eventually
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Become Entrepreneur Successful
I think theres a lot to be said about just enjoying your work. It can be very contrived when people say their work is for the good of mankind.
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People Said Thinking
Your employees know each other better than they know you.
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Employee Knows Management
A lot of it is on the job training, combined with excellent mentorship.
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Excellent Job Lot Mentorship Training
A CEO needs great intelligence and great courage. And I always found my courage was tested more.
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Entrepreneur Found Needs
The person they’re working with, is going to be the person they’ll know more. So if that person leaves, they’re going to go – well, should have I left too? What did they get and how does that compare to my deal.
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Company Deal Leaves Management
The key to high-quality communication is trust, and its hard to trust somebody that you dont know.
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Communication Keys Quality
Relationships built from a business do better than the reverse.
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Better Built Relationship Reverse
Every time you make the hard, correct decision you become a bit more courageous, and every time you make the easy, wrong decision you become a bit more cowardly. If you are CEO, these choices will lead to a courageous or cowardly company.
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Choice Courageous Decision
As companies move to web-based computing they get a lot more servers, which are difficult to manage and control. All kinds of problems can arise – security, quality and worms.
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Kind Moving Quality
You’re better off being The Beatles than The Monkees, as a startup.
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Better Startup

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