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What Is The Ethos Of The Brave Care ?

Kids need to challenge themselves to learn something new, like ride a bike, or climbing. Sometimes that means cuts and bruises, and sometimes those need to be treated by a doctor. Knowing that care is available to anyone, parents and kids could be more confident and willing to try new things.


What Was Belinda’s “Magic” That She Used?

Taking place in a pub after work, Belinda removes some articles of clothing in the ladies’ room, then dabbed some water on her chest. She went back to the drinking area to join her coworkers. Bella and Giselle had been spreading rumors about Belinda while she was away.


What’s Tony’s Advice To Belinda?

Backing away and leaving, he tells her, “Trust me, Belinda. Treat your clients well, and let’s see that business roll in.”


How Do You Tell Your Investors About A Terminal Illness?

If you get great investors, True Ventures in this case, they will back you 100% regardless of challenges and circumstances.


Why Has Podcasting Become More Popular Over The Years?

Conversations in audio seem to go deep into the brain and it seems to be something evolutionary. People also seem to share more in podcasts than they would in other mediums.


What’s The Comparison Between The Duchess And The Countess?

Just based off of their names and the introduction of the Duchess from the previous book, the Duchess sounds like she was from ancient aristocracy. Whereas, the Countess sounds like riff raff.


Why Did Joel Buy Back Equity From His Investors?

After raising two rounds of funding in the start of the journey for Buffer, he searched from investors that were as excited about the products and company's growth potential. Once the company was profitable, it was during the negotiations where they shared that they may not ever want to sell the company or go public, so they might want to give a return and buy their dividends.

Once this was shared, the lead investor suggested putting that information into the terms of investment because it that allowed them to get a set down return whenever Joel and his company bought back the shares. They were able to use this option as a backup and as a way to still have control over the destiny of the company.


Is Submittable Trying To Be A Remote First Company?

Michael and his business partners wanted to build Submittable as a kind of company they would want to work for, in Montana. Their goal was to create jobs for them and their kids, a company that would allow a career trajectory for people to stay and work from Montana, instead of going out of state. It has been that way since.


Is It Possible To Create Silicon Valley Community In Any Other City?

Yes. Living in Palo Alto ten years ago, Sahil felt like he had missed the boat. But, fast-forward to now, having worked his way up, he was able to meet some of the known people in Silicon Valley, and new entrepreneurs have come up, forming new social circles. It's possible to do this anywhere, so long as there's a community willing to work hard.


Can People Without Connections Create A Massive Impact On The World?

From Stefan's observations, friends who did not have a strong network to rely on have been able to create a large impact on the world, but it took risks, and a lot of failures. They were scrapy, and took on crazy ideas no one else wanted to do. They put it all on the line.


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