Tag: founder
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Wiley Cerilli | What It Feels Like To Wake Up At 32 With Everything You’ve Ever Wanted
A few weeks ago, 32-year-old entrepreneur Wiley Cerilli sat down with his wife. He told her an email company, Constant Contact, wanted to acquire his two-year-old startup, Single Platform, for $100 million. The couple came up with a list of things to buy and do if the deal went through: Get a new washer and…
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Michael Bloomberg | Success Advice from Successful People
Mayor of New York City, founder of Bloomberg LP I can’t remember who told me this, but I certainly didn’t grow up knowing it, so I must have gotten this advice at Salomon Brothers in the 1970s. The advice was, first, always ask for the order, and second, when the customer says yes, stop talking.…
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Craig Newmark | Success Advice from Successful People
Founder, Craigslist Back in 1990, I was a systems engineer at IBM in Detroit. I had a manager who told me that aside from my technical knowledge, my sense of humor was my saving grace. I was sometimes arrogant because I was very technical. It became a problem when I was working within a marketing…