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At Dragon Army, we work hard to be a business that’s a force for good. Our Purpose is to Inspire Happiness, and two of our values – Celebrate Diversity and Do Good – speak directly to being a positive force in the world. To that end, when I saw the trending hashtag #foundersforchange, I knew…

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In the book, Do the Kind Thing, the founder of KIND talks about his entrepreneurship journey. As you’d expect, its full of ups and downs, twists and turns, and several near-business death experiences. He points to two qualities that he believes an entrepreneur must have in order to be successful. He says entrepreneurs must be: Determined…

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I’ve been an entrepreneur for over 20 years at this point, having started my first company (Spunlogic) as a 21-year old. When Raj and I started Spun, we were babies! (proof) I tell people that the first five years of building Spunlogic, I was not only figuring out how to run a company, but also…

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My goal in 2018 is to read 52 books. Here is a list of all the books I’ve read so far this year. Each book is ranked on a 5-star scale (5 is best). ***** 1776 I’ve been on a bit of a history kick lately, mostly focusing on Bobby Kennedy and the late 1960’s. I’m not sure…

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In what is now one of my favorite business books, Great by Choice, Jim Collins introduces the concept of Return on Luck (ROL). He describes ROL as such: Our research showed that the great companies were not generally luckier than the comparisons—they did not get more good luck, less bad luck, bigger spikes of luck,…

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