the startup guide - section 8: lessons learned

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CEO of Connect.com

Startup Guide RYAN ALLIS

Building a Better World Through Entrepreneurship

With Ellen Daly

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2013 Edition

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SECTION 8

LESSONSlearned



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LIFE LESSONS



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LISTEN TO THATLITTLE VOICEIN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.

It’s usually alertingYou to something

Important

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YOU CANACHIEVE ANYTHING

YOU SET YOUR MIND TO

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Don’t letNon-communicationLead to the

degenerationOf a

Relationship

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Don’t AVOID DOINGTHINGS JUST BECAUSE

THEY MAY CAUSE CONFLIC

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AT THE END OF THE DAYWhat matters is

INTEGRITY

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NEVER Say “BUT”INSTEAD SAY

“YES, AND.”

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THERE ARE TWO WAYSTO DETERMINE THE RULES OF LITALKING TO SMART PEOPLEOR TRIAL AND ERROR.EITHER WAY

START LEARNING EARLY.

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IF SOMEBODY SUES YOUGO TALK TO THEM IN PERSON

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IMMEDIATELY

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NETWORKINGIsn’T ABOUT BUSINESS CARDSIT’s about building

Meaningful relationshipsWITH QUALITY PEOPLE

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Life lessons 2006



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2.5Billion

PEOPLELIVE ON LESS THAN

TWO DOLLARS PER DAY(And 1.2 Billion People Live On Less Than $1.25/day)

Life lessons 2006

Life lessons 2006



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22,000CHILDREN UNDER 5DIE EVERY DAYMOST FROM PREVENTABLEDISEASE AND LOW NUTRITION.

THIS DOESN’t HAVE TO HAPPEN.

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Life lessons 2006



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80% OF HUMANSLIVE oN LESS THAN$10 PER DAYIF YOU’RE LIVING ON MORETHAN $10 PER DAY

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGs

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LIFE IS PRECIOUSAND CAN BE VERY SHORTVALUE IT

EXPRESS GRATITUDE DAILYAND TELL THOSE YOU LOVE

THAT YOU LOVE THEM

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Life lessons 2007



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ONE CAN SEE MUCH FURTHERBY STANDING ON THESHOULDERS OF GIANTS

SO FIND MENTORSWHO ARE GIANTS

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THE WORLD HASMORE OPPORTUNITIESTHAN YOU MIGHT THINK

DEFINE YOUR PURPOSE

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THEN SEEK THEM OUT

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PoSITIVE DEVELOPMENTSOCCUR WHEN YOUASSOCIATE WITH

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPL

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Life lessons 2007



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GRATITUDEIS AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL

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CHARACTER ATTRIBUT

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HUMANSHAVE A DEEP DESIREIn THEIR LIVES FOR

LOVE AND AFFECTIOn

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IF THERE’S ONETHING YOU “OVER-Do”IN LIFE MAKE IT

COMMUNICATIon

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Life lessons 2007



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LET YOUR INNER CHILDCOME OUT DAILY

AND SILLY DANCE

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Life lessons 2007



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AVOID GETTINGMARRIEDUNTIL YOU’RE ABLE TO

FULLY FINANCIALLYSUPPORT YOURSELF

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Life lessons 2007



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AVOID HAVING CHILDREN

UNTIL YOU CAN FINANCIALLY

AFFORD TO HAVE CHILDREN

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Life lessons 2007



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GOOD HEALTHIS EVERYTHING

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Life lessons 2007



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Don’t everLET YOUR MIND

LIMIT YOURSELF

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One way to avoid

CRITICISMIS TO DO NOTHING

THE WORLD WILL THENLEAVE YOU ALONE

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Life lessons 2007



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ARROGANCE IS NOT

OVER-CONFIDENCEARROGANCE is being

DISMISSIVE OF OTHERS

2007

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Don’t cheat on your

SPOUSE, PERIODBUT ESPECIALLY NOT

IF You’RE PLANNINGTO RUN FOR NATIONAL

POLITICAL OFFICE

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IT TAKES ten years TO

BECOME GREAT AT SOMETHINGThus You can only

BECOME GREATAT 6 or 7 things

CHOOSE CAREFULLY

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DO SOMETHING WONDERFUL

EACH DAY WITH

INFECTIOUS ENTHUSIASM

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JUST SAY“OK, GOOD”

TO LIFE

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CANCER

IS HORRIBLE

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WE ALL HAVE

CHALLENGESIt’s how you INTERPRET

& RESPOND TO THEMTHAT COUNTS

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PEOPLE GENERALLYACT CONSISTENTLY

WITH WHAT IS EXPECTEDOF THEM

SO EXPECT GREAT THINGS!

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Many PEOPLE

IN THE UNITED STATESARE NOT AUTHENTICALLY

HAPPY

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THERE IS BEAUTY

IN SEEKING TOUNDERSTAND

NUANCE

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RARELY DO ANYTHING

YOU WOULDN’T WANTOn the front page

Of the ny times

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I’ve felt most

Connected to theHuman spirit

Dancing in villages

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ASK FOR

ADVICE

MORE OFTEN

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FOCUSiS

NECESSARYFOR SUCCESS

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THERE IS GREAT

POWER IN A

HANDWRITTEN NOTE

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FIGHT HARD FOR

WHAT YOU

BELIEVE IN

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FIND A WAY TO

MAKE ALL NEGOTIATIONSBENEFIT

BOTH SIDES

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THE BEST MEDICINE

FOR STRESS

IS LAUGHTER

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TRAVEL THE

WORLD FOR AT LEAST

3 weeks per year

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SPEND MORE HOURS

READING THAN YOU DO

WATCHING TV

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INVESTING in AFRICA NOW

IS LIKE INVESTING IN INDIA

In 1985 Big Returns Are Possible With Focus

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NEARLY SUPER-HUMAN

FEATS ARE POSSIBLEWHEN YOU ARE DEEPLY

PASSIONATE ABOUTYOUR MISSION



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FAMOUSQUOTES

Favorite quotesfamous advice



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LIFE IS EITHERDARING ADVENTURE

OR NOTHING.- HELEN KELLER

famous advice Favorite quotes



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ABOveALL

TRY SOMETHING.- FRANKLIN D. ROoSEVELT




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ONE WHO MAKESNO MISTAKES

MAKES NOTHING. - GIACOMO CASAN




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DO ONE THINGEVERYDAY

THAT SCARES YOU. - ELEANOR ROOS




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NEVER DOUBT THAT

A SMALL GROUP OFTHOUGHFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS

CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.- MARGARET MEAD




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DREAM NO SMALL DREAMSFOR THEY HAVE NO POWER

TO MOVE THE HEARTS OF MEN- GOETHE




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Don’t ask what the world needs.Ask what makes you come alive.Because WHAT the world needs IS

- HOWARD THURM

PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME ALIVE




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Don’t chase

THE PAPER

- P DIDDY

CHASE THE DREAM




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FAR BETTER IT IS TO DARE MIGHTY THINGS

THAN TO RANK WITH TIMID SPIRITS

WHO KNOW NEITHER

VICTORY NOR DEFEAT - THEODORE RO




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HERE’S TO THE CRAZY ONES.

THE MISFITS, REBELS, & TROUBLEMAKERS.THE ONES WHO SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

- JACK KEROUAC

BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CRAZY ENOUGH

TO THINK THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

ARE THE ONES WHO DO.




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WHETHER YOU THINK YOU CANOR YOU CANNOT

YOU ARE RIGHT. - HENRY FOR




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FOLLOW YOUR

BLISS- JOSEPH CAMB

UNTIL ONE IS COMMITTED THERE IS HESITANCY




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UNTIL ONE IS COMMITTED, THERE IS HESITANCY

THE CHANCE TO DRAW BACK.WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, BEGIN IN.

- W.H. Murray

BOLDNESS HAS GENIUS, POWER, & MAGIC IN IT.

BEGIN IT NOW.




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THE ABILITY TO PERSERVERE

DESPITE OBSTACLES & SETBACKSIS THE MOST IMPORTANT TRAIT

FOR SUCCEEDING IN LIFE. - MIHALI Csikszentm

A PERSON CAN MAKE HIMSELF HAPPY




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A PERSON CAN MAKE HIMSELF HAPPY

OR MISERABLEREGARDLESS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE

- MIHALI Csikszentmih

JUST BY CHANGING

THE CONTENTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.




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BEAUTY

IS THE ABSENCE

OF THE SUPERFLUOUS - Greek SCHOLARS




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SIMPLICITY

IS THE ULTIMATE

SOPHISTICATION - LEONARDO DE VINCI

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CEO of Connect.com

Startup Guide RYAN ALLIS

Building a Better World Through Entrepreneurship

With Ellen Daly

2013 Edition

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