howard_two
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- Apr 16, 2008
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Unfortunately, I don't have a "fastlane" success story yet. Working on it, and you can follow part of it here...
My slowlane success story is not very interesting...I came to Silicon Valley about 10 years ago, worked hard, moved up the management chain at some great companies (DirecTV, Microsoft, eBay), and luckily made a little bit of money in the recent tech boom. In other words, right place at the right time...
I've done some angel investing, am friends with a bunch of VC's and entrepreneurs in the Valley, and started one company that would have likely been very successful had Google not applied for the same patent we did, only 6 months earlier (lesson: don't put all our eggs in one technology basket). So I have some experience and a good network, but no notable stories that I haven't already shared on this forum. I guess you could say that I've been on the cusp of the fastlane for several years, and have never made the leap, despite a couple good opportunities.
I've recently made the leap, and I'm trying to make my future success story much more interesting (and repeatable)...
JScott, the experience and knowledge you gained by living in one of the worldly centers of entrepreneurship, besides starting your own company is priceless. It's better than an MBA from Harvard or the Wharton Business school. Congratulations. :eusa_clap:
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