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#FBOMBS - Failure is Valuable Material

#FBOMBS - Failure is Valuable Material

This gritty speech happened in a basement of a building FEMA was moving into after the Colorado Floods in 2013 during @DENSTARTUPWEEK to a room of a few dozen Entrepreneurs in the Founder Institute (@founding) accelerator. I have never been as openly authentic in how I explained these life events. 

Clear Distinctions: Mentor v. Board Advisor v. Board Director

Clear Distinctions: Mentor v. Board Advisor v. Board Director

Last night gave yet another chance to refine my approach to working with young and passionate entrepreneurs. I had an unfortunate and preventable misunderstanding with a young founder with a great idea whom I began a relationship with as a mentor/mentee close to 12 months ago.