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I’m a serial entrepreneur and business-funding strategist. My last W-2 job was in the latter part of 2004 and I’ve loved every minute of my life since that moment. I’m passionate about entrepreneurship, ideas, financial modeling, strategy and success. I love to write about business lessons learned and things I wish I had known, in hopes of being a coach and mentor for those who follow this same path.

Oh, and my wife hates my Blackberry...

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