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Conviction, But Not Certainty: Autodesk's Carl Bass

Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

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From College Dropout to Tech Entrepreneur

This chapter chronicles a speaker's transformative journey from dropping out of Cornell University to immersing themselves in hands-on work, including carpentry and boat building. It highlights the founding of a software company that integrated technology in medicine, showcasing significant industry impacts before its acquisition by Autodesk. The narrative also explores the challenges of adapting to corporate culture after a merger and the lessons learned from both successes and setbacks in their entrepreneurial endeavors.

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