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A portrait of the founder as a young upstart

The tenor of today's stories is about growth and transition in entrepreneurship.

 

For those that remember when they were just getting their entrepreneurial feet wet: What were some of the most important lessons along your path towards company growth? I'm talking about things you knew in the third year that you wish you knew in the first. Things you learned from your first company that were vital to your second's success.

 

Let us know about those entrepreneur lessons that stuck with you, and can only be learned by doing, by replying to this email or sending a note to , anytime.

 

 — Technical.ly reporter Donte Kirby ([email protected])

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