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The Importance of Pre-Founding Experiences in the Development of High-Impact Entrepreneurs and Scalable Startups (Part II)

The key to starting and growing a new venture is the ability of the Founders to “co-create” a new venture and let other stakeholders (i.e. customers, partners, suppliers, and investors) shape the new venture. This is where a distinction between … Continued

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Blue Boxes, Traf-O-Data, and Facemash: The Importance of Pre-Founding Experiences in the Development of Expert Entrepreneurs and Scalable Startups (Part I)

When reading the early histories of the entrepreneurs who started successful companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook, an interesting pattern emerges. All of these entrepreneurs had started small ventures before starting the company that scaled up and eventually went … Continued

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There’s Never Been a Better Time to be an Entrepreneur in Vietnam

Aspiring entrepreneurs have asked, and we have delivered! With the launch of the first annual Startup Vietnam Conference on December 19 at the New World Hotel Saigon (StartUp.vn), we’ll be making several big announcements. The first of these … Continued

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Exits in Vietnam?

Last week, I attended an awesome “Unconference” hosted by YouNoodle in SF/Silicon Valley. It was a great event, and the organizers, Rebeca Hwang and Ricard Garriga did a great job pulling it all together. I also had a chance to … Continued

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Computer Class Gives Vietnamese Orphans a Window to the World

What if the next Steve Jobs was a little orphaned Vietnamese girl who learned how to program and design at an after school center? No matter how unlikely, it’s possible. Orphan Impact, a nonprofit organization, has been working to bring down technological barriers and teach computer skills to orphans in Vietnam.