Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

Joe Liemandt (Trilogy) - The Passion and Perseverance Behind a Start-up

Oct 19, 2005
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ADVICE

Drop Out Early to Start Up

  • Drop out of college to start your company because it's the least risky time to be an entrepreneur.
  • Starting a company offers the most intense, rewarding career experience you will have.
ANECDOTE

Dropping Classes to Code Product

  • Joe and his team stopped attending classes to code nonstop, focusing all efforts on building their product.
  • He only passed one class with a take-home final during this intense period.
ANECDOTE

Funding Startup Via Credit Cards

  • Joe's startup funded itself using cash advances from about 30 credit cards, pyramiding debt.
  • They kept applying for new cards and taking advances to keep the company alive.
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