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Starting and Growing a new company…. ,[object Object],“The Journey is better than the destination”…. And other thoughts from the trenches ,[object Object],Things I have learned along the way…,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]
If you are starting a company with the primary motive to get rich,… 		pick another path,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]
Fail fast…, 	You might get another chance.,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]
Having limited resources can help one focus on the next best thing to do…Too much money can mask problems.,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]
Are you playing to win?... 				Or not to lose?,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]
There comes a point in any significant venture when it’s time to ‘burn the boats’.,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]
Nobody eats until somebody sells something.,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]
If you don’t know that you are winning,… 		you probably aren’t.,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]
‘Experience’ is what you get when…	you don’t get what you want.,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]
In the end, 	Integrity is the only asset you 	really own.,[object Object],6/2/2011,[object Object],Copyright  2011 Gregory C. Smith - All Rights Reserved,[object Object]

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