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What Have You Learned From Failures and Letdowns That Led to the Success of Startup Grind
Everybody gets a shot on goal, do not give up.
At one point, Derek Anders raised $250,000 for an iPad game, which launched and nobody bought it. He put $250,000 consulting dollars into a social networking product that did not go anywhere. For a while, he could not find a technical co-founder to work with. He did not stop.
It’s not all perfect, but once you create momentum, good things happen to you. Figure out how to survive, stick it out, and you will get your chance. You have to make it work with what you got.
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#092 – The Business of Bringing People Together with Derek Andersen and David Spinks of Bevy
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On this episode
- Who Is Derek Andersen of Startup Grind and Bevy? Transcript
- Who Is David Spinks Transcript
- What Is It Like to Go From Being a Founder to an Employee in a Company Transcript
- What Should You Consider When Buying Your Friend's Company Transcript
- Why Should Founders Care About Communities Transcript
- When Should Founders Start Thinking About Communities Transcript
- How Do I Compete With a Bigger Business That Has More Features and More Resources Transcript
- What Have You Learned From Failures and Letdowns That Led to the Success of Startup Grind Transcript
- What Was the Moment That Changed Everything Transcript
- How Did You First Get Your Community Members and Built CMX Into What It Has Become Transcript
- What Have You Learned From Your Experience as a Founder and Entrepreneur Transcript
- What Advice Do You Have for Fledgling Entrepreneurs Transcript
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