Cory Miller's lightning talk from WordCamp Phoenix 2011 on riding the roller coaster of entrepreneurship.

1. The Roller Coaster Ride
of Entrepreneurship
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2. Hardest job I’ve had.
Wimps need not apply.
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3. No such thing as
an overnight success.
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4. What are your life goals?
Is a startup the best way to achieve them?
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5. Significant others can be a
life jacket or cement shoes.
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6. Startups are like babies ...
they throw up & poop on you.
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7. Passion without profit
is called a hobby.
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8. Don’t apologize for
making money. Ever.
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9. If at all possible ...
Bootstrap it on your own
time, talent, treasure.
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10. Have a compelling vision
to change the world.
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11. Startups are experiments
to beta test.
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12. Start building an
email list yesterday.
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13. Ignore the noise.
(Stupid people don’t matter anyway.)
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14. Be nice, generous & helpful
... to everyone.
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15. Ideas suck. Action rocks.
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16. Perfectionism is evil.
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17. Mind the cash flow.
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18. Get a kitchen cabinet.
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19. “If you want to go fast, go
alone. If you want to go far,
go together.” -African proverb
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20. Get in.
Buckle up.
Hold on.
But enjoy the ride.
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