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Interview with BetFair’s Andrew Black – [VIDEO]

BetFair IPO…???… 4 videos —look at the bottom of the page.

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Philippe Kahn: Luck has more importance for your career/startup than skills and hard work.

But here’s the twist: The more you work, the luckier you become.

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History of BetFair, from the concept to the startup —in Andrew Black and Edward Wray’s own words

I already linked to it, but you should re-read the 2008 TIME interview of BetFair’s two founders. Awesome literature, if you are an entrepreneur. Take 10 minutes today to read that.

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“They made a mistake haha. They asked me to make it for them.”

The bottom line: it is not the idea that is important; it is the execution.

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How to fund your startup? –> seed-stage capital

RightSide Capital Management will make 100-200 investments per year. Via Daniel Horowitz

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2010 State of Entrepreneurship Address

http://www.kauffman.org/ Download this post to watch the video —if your feed reader does not show it to you.

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Nigel Eccles is not dead.

About the European startup scene:

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BetFair co-founder Ed Wray laments the suppression of UK’s tax incentive for startup entrepreneurs.

BetFair chairman Ed Wray: “Too many hurdles in the way of enterprise”. Wray refers to a tax incentive that he and Black used to launch Betfair after they were forced to go to friends and family for funds, having failed … Continue reading

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This Week In Startups — Jason Calanis interviews Matt Mullenweg on WordPress.

This Week In Startups @ YouTube Good blog and video interviews of startup entrepreneurs. Bookmark. Read. Watch. Subscribe to. Interview with Matt Mullenweg on WordPress:

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Start-Up Nation: The Story Of Israel’s Economic Miracle

Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle – by Dan Senor et al.

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