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g09980 · 2017-08-17 · Original thread
This quote is part of a book [1] that has more stories. IIRC the author teaches entrepreneurship at Stanford.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/What-Wish-Knew-When-Was/dp/0061735191

yoseph · 2010-11-14 · Original thread
What I Wish I Knew When I was 20: http://www.amazon.ca/What-Wish-Knew-When-Was/dp/0061735191

It's a great read! It's guided my approach to life for the past couple years.

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