Deven Patel

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10 Business Lessons from #GameOfThrones

1. Know what you want
2. Accept your weaknesses
3. Everything has a price
4. Prepare to sacrifice
5. Build an army
6. Recruit dragons
7. Winter is coming
8. No one is safe
9. Wine solves problems
10. You know nothing

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"5 Easy Steps to Name Your Startup Business" by @deven https://t.co/OvsYmDWFxx #business #marketing

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@hnshah Thanks for sharing! Don’t beat yourself over it. All entrepreneurs suffer from shiny object syndrome, but that’s ultimately why we exist.

Hindsight is 20/20, foresight is 0/20.

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@kurtodaniel Homestead Website Builder ~1998

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@BarbaraCorcoran "Get rid of all the crap that's taking your time. The only two things that really build a business are more sales and the right people to help you get there."

Barbara, thanks for answering my question on #BusinessUnusual today!

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@auren The Innovator's Dilemma

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@robertherjavec "Behind every successful man, there is a woman." - Mark Twain

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@dcancel Just like entrepreneurs, every business is different. What works for one doesn't work for all.

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@auren Internal threats. An attack from within an organization is much more dangerous and unpredictable than most external threats.

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Focus and persistence are essential qualities to achieve success.

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@auren We are a product of our environment and so were our parents. Society had influenced them to believe college was the epitome of future success so they simply did what they thought was right at the time.

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@bhalligan @dharmesh Money doesn’t make you happy but we still chase it hoping to find out for ourselves. One of life’s greatest marketing marvels.

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@dharmesh Yup, it’s all about timing. The question isn’t “if” but “when” it can be automated. It’s just a matter of time before technology catches up and it becomes economically feasible.

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@VivekxK @seanrose I don’t think they forget. It’s just that the Hacker News audience is primarily programmers, not businessmen. The opposite is also true on other sites where businessmen often overlook the value programmers bring.

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@abatalion Sure, it exists but we’re still ways away from software writing 100% of itself through AI, self-awareness, etc. We still primarily rely on humans to build it. Think real-world Skynet.

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@BarbaraCorcoran You are a product of your environment.

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@JessGreeneMktg @pc4media That’s exactly why we @AlterSoftware introduced pay-as-you-go pricing. It’s a customer first approach, rather than company first.

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@cydharrell Always put yourself in their shoes.

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@jasonlk More importantly, it helps when you actually believe in the stories you tell.