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THEFAMILY.CO
DILEMMA
THE FOUNDER’S
COURAGE
DETERMINATION
FLEXIBILITY
IMAGINATION
FRIENDSHIP
5 QUALITIES
BEING SMART
THE THING ABOUT
DETERMINATION
QUALITY #1
COURAGE
QUALITY #2
NEVER 

GIVE UP
THE DATA
DON’T FORGET
FLEXIBILITY
QUALITY #4
LIVE IN THE

PRESENT
QUALITY #3
IMAGINATION
QUALITY #4
FRIENDSHIP
QUALITY #5
NAUGHTINESS
GOLDEN RULES
THERE ARE NO
MANAGER
YOUR CEO IS A
COMPANY
AN IDEA IS NOT A
DEMOCRACY
A STARTUP IS NOT A
CHAOS
BE COMFORTABLE WITH
KILLERS
TWO STARTUP
CASH IS KING
FORGETTING THAT
FIGHTS
BETWEEN FOUNDERS
DEBT
EMOTIONAL
MISTAKES
HANDLING
INVEST TIME
PEOPLE
OVER PROJECTS
WAIT
FOR THE RIGHT ONE
TALK
ABOUT THE HARD STUFF
KEY QUESTIONS
BE ALIGNED ON THE
NUMBER
THE “FUCK YOU”
TRUE FRIENDS
LOOK FOR
YOUR ROLES
BE HAPPY WITH
YOUR SPOUSE
YOUR COFOUNDER AND
COMMUNICATION
IS EVERYTHING
ADVERSITY
WILL DECIDE
THANKS BABE!

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