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2. Ilya Pozin
Founder of Ciplex
Simply having a college degree will not get you hired.
The real question is “What can you bring to the table
that makes you worth hiring?” Read more.

3. Farhad Manjoo
Writer at Slate, Fast Company,
Pando Daily, New York Times
Learn to write code, sure. But really learn to
write. Read more.

4. Frank Wu
Chancellor & Dean at
University of California Hastings
College of Law
You’re not as smart as you think you are.
Read more.

5. Bob Dorf
Co-Author, The Startup
Owner’s Manual
Don’t pass over chances to be great.
Read more.

6. Ann Winblad
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Don’t sweat your first job.
Read more.

7. Randi Zuckerberg
Founder & CEO at
Zuckerberg Media
Be careful what you get good at.
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8. Charlene Li
Founder Partner at
Altimeter Group
Always question authority.
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9. Maria Shriver
Journalist, Author, Activist
I’m hoping you’ll have the courage to press the
pause button. Read more.

10. Brad Keywell
Co-founder of
Lightbank and GroupOn
Trust your gut. It is always right. Always. Read
more.

11. Richard Branson
Founder at Virgin Group
You’ll never again be so unburdened. Do
something bold. Read more.

12. Jeff Immelt
Chairman & CEO at GE
Your careers will be volatile and risky. Learn to
love it. Read more.

13. Emily Chang
Host of Bloomberg West
Take the big risks now. Take that leap of faith
now. It only gets harder to take risks and leaps
further down the line. Read more.

14. Adam Lashinsky
Sr. Editor at Large,
Fortune Magazine
Life is not linear. Be informed. Get out of your
comfort zone. Drink coffee in the afternoon.
Read more.

15. Glenn Kelman
Redfin CEO
Lose yourself in work that still makes the world
outside of yourself a better place. Read more.

16. Adam Nash
Chief Operating Officer at
Wealthfront
Be the type of person who always paints
behind the refrigerator. Read more.

17. Adam Grant
Wharton Professor &
Author of Give and Take
Don’t make the right decision. Make the
decision right. Read more.

18. Jacki Zehner
CEO Women Moving Millions
Do not be afraid to take a job that you know
nothing about. Read more.

19. Mickey McManus
President & CEO at
MAYA Designs, Inc.
Failure isn’t someone who gets knocked down.
It’s someone who doesn’t get back up.
Read more.

20. Brad Smith
President & CEO at
Intuit
Embrace vulnerability – people prefer their
leaders with flaws.
Read more.

21. Dan Sanker
President & CEO at
CaseStack, Inc.
Do stuff you don’t like!
Read more.

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