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http://robgo.org/2011/07/11/the-illusion-of-stability/ He made a comment that I completely agree with. He remarked that many people go in his field (and others like it) thinking that it would be the “safe and stable” option. But as we’ve seen in the last few years, that is simply not true.

The Illusion of Stability

Starting a startup - Entrepreneurs personality - Skills

Commenter supreme JLM noted in a comment on Monday that he was once ripped off of a $2mm payday by a person he worked for. He took the hit, went away for a month, came back and started working for himself.

A VC: Takers and Makers

http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/10/takers-and-makers.html

A VC: Difficult Is Good

http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/02/difficult-is-good.html Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes.
http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/entrepreneur-dna/

Entrepreneur's DNA

I will be posting a series on what makes an entrepreneur.
http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/31/are-you-a-pirate/ I read blog posts by Don Dodge and Glenn Kelman today about people jumping from Google to Facebook and it got me thinking about entrepreneurs. Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Which means they have to be rewarded to take on that risk.

Are You A Pirate?

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2011/02/14/do-you-want-to-be-a-fisherman-or-do-you-just-like-fish/

Do you want to be a fisherman or do you just like fish?

A few years ago I met a guy and we decided to start doing business together. He was a great guy and he was making a lot of money doing consulting work.
http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2011/02/15/visiting-a-bar-and-owning-a-bar-are-very-different-things/

Visiting a bar and owning a bar are very different things

There is another thing you can learn from “ Do you want to be a fisherman or do you just like fish? ” the story I published yesterday. When you start a business you generally do so because you have passion for something or see an opportunity to make money or please people.
http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2011/03/picked-myself-at-leweb-and-how-to-get-invited-to-davos.html

Loic Le Meur Blog: Picked myself at LeWeb and how to get invited to Davos

Seth has another very smart post: Reject the tyranny of being picked, pick yourself . This is so true. 9 years ago I got invited at my first Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum , it was after 9/11 so my first Davos was actually in New York, an unforgettable experience.
http://cdixon.org/2009/09/19/climbing-the-wrong-hill/

Climbing the wrong hill

I know a brilliant young kid who graduated from college a year ago and now works at a large investment bank. He has decided he hates Wall Street and wants to work at a tech startup (good!). He recently gave notice to his bosses, who responded by putting on a dog and pony show to convince him to stay.

Are You Really an Entrepreneur?

This is one post/chapter in a serialized book called Startup 101.
Who is an entrepreneur really?

You’re Not a Real Entrepreneur

Over the past few years, more than a few of you have irresponsibly commandeered the term “entrepreneur” and used it in wholly inappropriate situations.

You’'re Not an Entrepreneur