How Twitter Can Make you a Better (and Happier) Person

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Ton Hsieh
Amazing tips on how to truly utilize twitter to be better/happier: 1) Transparency and Values, 2) Reframing Reality, 3) Helping Others, 4) Gratitude

Startups 101: The Complete Mint Presentation

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Michael Arrington / Aaron Patzer
Aaron Patzer, founder of Mint.com, gives a comprehensive presentation on how he started mint.com and how he step by step, stage by stage grew the business.

How to be Awesome

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Chris Guillebeau
Yes, there is a guide for how to be awesome and it's totally true. If you want to learn how to be an A++ person, this is it.

How David Beats Goliath

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Malcolm Gladwell
Examines and chronicles how "Davids" of the world from sports to wars have been able to beat the "Goliaths" by using unconventional tactics...and otherwise lose horribly by playing by Goliath's rules.

Randy Pausch: Last Lecture @ Carnegie Mellon

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Dr. Randy Pausch
Full Video of Dr. Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon professor, that died of cancer at age 47. He chronicles his life and shares tons of great pearls of wisdom and life lessons.

Mark Cuban: Success & Motivation

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Mark Cuban
A series of blog posts by Mark Cuban, chronicling his journey from 20 something with a series of odd jobs to billionaire entrepreneur.

Paul Graham: What Startups are Really Like

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Paul Graham
I sent all the founders an email asking what surprised them about starting a startup. it was remarkable how often several people had been surprised by exactly the same thing. These were the biggest.

Mark Zuckerberg: The evolution of a remarkable CEO

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Matt Marshall
Amazing, comprehensive profile about the evolution of Mark Zuckerberg from Harvard drop out to incredible leader of the largest social networking site in the world.

Kauffman Foundation Study: Family Background and Motivation of Entrepreneurs

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Kauffman Foundation
2009 Findings on Family Background and Motivation for entrepreneurs. Evaluated entrepreneurs on family income, education and more.

Startup Metrics for Pirates

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Dave McClure
Great overview in a slideshare presentation of how to make your startup successful.
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