87 Farnoosh Brock
What’s it like not being an electrical engineer?
I don’t often use “effervescent” to describe someone but it’s the perfect term for Farnoosh Brock. She is refreshing, bubbly, and always in motion. This is the story of a girl forced to leave her homeland, her friends and even her pet dog. A two week holiday turned into a life-long adventure.
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86 Pat Flynn
What’s it like making “passive” income?
Pat Flynn often talks about making money. He has a blog, a podcast, an app (or several) and a website (or several), all centered on making money or telling you how to make money. But this interview is not about Pat’s businesses. It’s about him.
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83 Jud Valeski
What’s it like running a startup?
Not many people can say they grew up in Boulder, and lived down the street from Anthony Robbins. And not many can head a fast growing start-up company. But Jud Valeski has been spent most of his life living in Boulder, being inspired and running companies. As a child, he discovered that having a business was easier than conforming to the structure of school. Now, as head of Gnip (ping spelled backwards), Jud thrives on the contrasts of bicycling to work and spending the day mentally jumping between daily “fires” of activity.
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80 Mauro Porcini
What’s it like being a designer?
This is the story of a boy from Milan, Italy who grew up to be a designer and then moved to…Minnesota? Mauro (au is aw, and remember to roll the r) Porcini (pore chee knee) is great fun. He’s smart, talented and learned to speak English in Ireland.
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77 Bill Storage
What’s it like combining engineering and programming?
Bill Storage studied engineering and now uses that knowledge base to solve business problems. He leads his clients through a process that identifies issues, specifies solutions and automates procedures. Bill makes a good case for being a generalist.
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76 Brad Feld
What’s it like being a venture capitalist?
This is the kind of success that it easy to replicate. First, start from a good base. Make sure your Dad is a doctor and your Mom is an artist. Then have your uncle teach you the ropes of business and tech. For college, go to MIT. Then sell your first company at the age of 28, take some on your money (and money from other folk) and invest it in new companies. You’ll have great fun, meet lots of interesting people, and get to live in Boulder, CO. At least that’s how it worked for Brad Feld. Your mileage may vary.
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74 Aaron Fulkerson
What’s it like to start a company from scratch?
Aaron grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area but now lives in San Diego. So he’s a west coast guy who went to school in N. Carolina. His grandfather introduced him to a wide range of philosophical ideas. But instead of becoming a philosopher, Aaron got excited about computers. He boot-strapped his company which now successfully helps other companies manage their corporate knowledge base.
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73 Louis Kim
What’s it like to be an engineer-MBA?
This is a story of an Asian kid growing up in Texas. It’s not easy being the wrong color for everyone else. But Louis Kim survived childhood by being bright, articulate and creative. You expect the first from an engineer, the second from a manager, and the third from a designer. Louis combines them all.
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71 David Allen
What’s it like to be a consultant?
This is a story of how a kid from the South being raised by his windowed mother figures out who he is. Once he’s figured out his edges, he discovers his calling: helping others be more productive. David Allen is best known for his book Getting Things Done. But there’s more to the man. Oh, and Happy Birthday, David.
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67 Victoria Ransom
What’s it like being a CEO?
This is the story of how a smart girl from the farmland of New Zealand goes off to explore the world. On the way, she learns to surf, starts a travel biz, gets a Harvard MBA, and becomes CEO of her own marketing software company. Wildfire Interactive is the name of her company, and not a bad description of her life.
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