Melissa Kwan: ‘your founder next door’

Melissa Kwan: ‘your founder next door’

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3 lessons I'm carrying into 43
On future, surrender, and relationships.
Jul 28 • Melissa Kwan
Most of our problems aren't real problems
A reminder I already knew, but needed anyway.
Jul 21 • Melissa Kwan
Every founder has a war story
Even that carefree guy had been through the trenches…
Jun 24 • Melissa Kwan
Are you building the business you want?
How Jason Fried of 37signals ignores everyone else and builds his own way.
Jun 17 • Melissa Kwan
Can money buy happiness?
"When you have money, you're not allowed to be sad."
Jun 10 • Melissa Kwan
Why funding is a lifestyle choice
The question isn’t: Should I raise VC or bootstrap? It's…
Jun 2 • Melissa Kwan
The mental game of entrepreneurship
It's not about hard work. It's about believing in the ending of your story.
May 26 • Melissa Kwan
What is freedom, anyway?
Chris Walker’s 10 dimensions of freedom. How free are you?
May 19 • Melissa Kwan
Making money is a skill
It’s a thing you learn, not a thing you do.
May 12 • Melissa Kwan
Stop giving your pain a voice
The words you speak matter, whether you say them out loud or not.
Apr 21 • Melissa Kwan
Find something worth suffering for
You don’t need to do what you love, but find something worth suffering for.
Mar 10 • Melissa Kwan
This month's good stuff
To give up? Or not to give up?
Feb 27
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