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The five things I wish I knew when I started my first company. - Pt 2
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The five things I wish I knew when I started my first company. - Pt 2

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Gerald Vanderpuye
Jan 17, 2023
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A year ago, I was talking to a group of people about how my first startup "failed." At the end of the talk, a stranger approached me and offered me a lucrative consultancy opportunity that generated tens of thousands of pounds. I was sharing the story later in the evening with a partner, and she said you are always lucky like that. I paused for a min an…

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