Startup founders need not pick between having a reasonable probability of financial security and changing the world. Make them serial goals. In the order mentioned above.

1. 15 years to overnight success

2. April 1992

3. 1992 - 2006

4. 1st startup = 16 years early

5. Camera-
phone
1997

6. 1999, 2004 & -$27M

7. 9 Months of Bliss

8. Oren & Co R killin’ it

9. Be a
1-hit
Wonder!

10. 1.
Only the rich profit from VC
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11. Mortgage houses, not startups
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12. All or
nothing

13. 2.
A little rich is critical
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14. 3.
Be late, or
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15. 4.
Be boring

16. Directories

17. Customer Lists

18. Analytics

19. Data Sales

20. Become invulnerable