This is Part 3 of a 3-Part Adventure. To read Parts 1 and 2, start with our post below from July 17.
You know how male peacocks flash their bright colors to attract the ladies?
A short, tanned guy was walking towards me on Fifth Ave. Stuffed into the chest…
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The paperback book came flying at me like a drunk bird. It hit my chest and dropped to my lap.
“Read it,” said the short-tempered money manager (and book-thrower) who’d been interviewing me for a job on Wall Street. “Then we’ll talk.”
So I read the book. And a few…
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This is Part 2 of a 3-Part Adventure. To read Part 1, see blog post below from July 17.
“Great company,” said the man in the bow tie. “But it’s looking like a crappy investment.”
I was sitting on a swanky leather couch in a Fifth Avenue office, chatting with…
Can you guess which website raised over $600 million in financing in its first four years of existence?
Zynga? Groupon? Facebook? No, it wasn’t any of those.
How about Kickstarter.com?
Ding Ding Ding!
Crowdfunding is Born
Yes, the site I’m talking about is Kickstarter.com. And the $600 million they raised? …
