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The Roller Coaster Ride of Entrepreneurship Cory Miller @corymiller303

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Cory Miller's lightning talk from WordCamp Phoenix 2011 on riding the roller coaster of entrepreneurship.

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Page 1: Riding the Roller Coaster of Entrepreneurship

The Roller Coaster Ride of EntrepreneurshipCory Miller

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Hardest job I’ve had.Wimps need not apply.

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No such thing as an overnight success.

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What are your life goals?Is a startup the best way to achieve them?

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Significant others can be alife jacket or cement shoes.

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Startups are like babies ...they throw up & poop on you.

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Passion without profit is called a hobby.

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Don’t apologize for making money. Ever.

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Bootstrap it on your owntime, talent, treasure.

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If at all possible ...

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Have a compelling vision to change the world.

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Startups are experiments to beta test.

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Start building an email list yesterday.

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Ignore the noise.(Stupid people don’t matter anyway.)

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Be nice, generous & helpful... to everyone.

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Ideas suck. Action rocks.

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Perfectionism is evil.

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Mind the cash flow.

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Get a kitchen cabinet.

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“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

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-African proverb

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Get in.Buckle up.Hold on.But enjoy the ride.

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