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Who comes to mind when you think about extraordinary leadership behind a startup? What qualities make them stand out to qualify?

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Old school role models:

  • Sam Walton

  • Ray Kroc

Both have great biographies.

Current Role Model:

  1. Eric Ries

  2. Paul Graham

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I particularly liked what Paul Hawken describes in "Growing a Business", which is a nice book for a couple of reasons: it's not current, meaning that what rings true about it has stood the test of time. I also like his attitude towards people and what a business is for.

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