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By endurance we conquer

I'm reading The Endurance and "by endurance we conquer" (Ernest Shackleton's family motto) struck me as a great piece of startup wisdom. Everyone knows that you need a great team, great execution, and a great idea. Less obvious is that you have to have great endurance....

Published 2013-03-28 1 min read 163 words 3 topics
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I'm reading The Endurance and "by endurance we conquer" (Ernest Shackleton's family motto) struck me as a great piece of startup wisdom. Everyone knows that you need a great team, great execution, and a great idea. Less obvious is that you have to have great endurance....

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I'm reading The Endurance and "by endurance we conquer" (Ernest Shackleton's family motto) struck me as a great piece of startup wisdom. Everyone knows that you need a great team, great execution, and a great idea. Less obvious is that you have to have great endurance. It's very tough to keep going when everyone tells you your
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