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I am glad to report that Google just acquired Lab Pixies, one of my portfolio companies. Lab Pixies … Continuar leyendo «Google just acquired Lab Pixies, one of my portfolio companies!»

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This poem about an idling Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson brings to mind what might happen to an entrepreneur … Continuar leyendo «Why entrepreneurs should never retire!»

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