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Editors note:DerekAndersenis the founder ofStartup Grind, a 35-city event series hosted in 15-countries that educates, inspires, and connects entrepreneurs.He founded Commonred (Acquired by Income.com) and isex-Electronic Arts. Today is Thanksgiving, a holiday where Americans and a few other countries celebrate and remember everything we have to be grateful for. In the daily grind itdhard to step back and appreciate how lucky we are to be entrepreneurs. Today seemed like an appropriate time so here are the 50 things I am most grateful for as an entrepreneur in 2012. 1. Still being excited to work past 1am. 2. My spouse continues to support the dream despite all the risk and uncertainty. 3. Knowing that Silicon Valley cant be captured in a cable TV show. 4. We finally wont have to talk about Color anymore. 5. Founder resources like Steve Blank, Naval Ravikant, Mark Suster, Fred Wilson, Paul Graham, and Brad Feld. 6. Products like Basecamp, Stripe, Github, SendGrid, Google Apps, MailChimp, Square, Eventbrite, MacBook, MSFT Office, and Gmail that keep our businesses running. 7.Not having a 9 to 5. 8. Checks to cash. 9.Friends who throw your startup a bone when you desperately need it. 10. I can operate a global company from my laptop. 11. MC Hammer and PSY hooked up. 12. Parents that are proud of their kids startup. 13. TechCrunchs triumphant return earlier this year has stuck. 14. Cofounders who push you to your best with their example. 15. APIs. 16. The freedom to operate and create a business of your choosing. 17.Arrington and MG are back on TechCrunch. 18. Thoughtful design. 19. Entrepreneurial books like Startup Communities, The Startup Owner’s Manual, Founders at Work, and Steve Jobs. 20. Founders around the world working tirelessly to build their local community. 21. No new incubators have launched in the past few months. 22. Startups measured not by the amount theyve raised but by the traction theyve received. 23. Engineers who arent jerks. 24. Business guys who act like engineers. 25. Investors and share holders who understand no one is always right. 26. Max Woolfs comments. 27. People that give without expectations or strings. 28. Thank you emails from customers. 29. Never being accused of growth hacking. 30. Over delivering. 31. Customers that pay for products. 32. Resources like Kauffman Foundation, AngelList, Stanford, Startup School, SFciti, and Startup Weekend that help entrepreneurs. 33. Kids who hug and kiss you regardless
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42 Things Entrepreneurs Should Be Grateful For
Editors note:DerekAndersenis the founder ofStartup Grind, a 35-city event series hosted in 15-countries that educates, inspires, and connects entrepreneurs.He founded Commonred (Acquired by Income.com) and isex-Electronic Arts. Today is Thanksgiving, a holiday where Americans and a few other countries celebrate and remember everything we have to be grateful for. In the daily grind itdhard to step back and appreciate how lucky we are to be entrepreneurs. Today seemed like an appropriate time so here are the 50 things I am most grateful for as an entrepreneur in 2012. 1. Still being excited to work past 1am. 2. My spouse continues to support the dream despite all the risk and uncertainty. 3. Knowing that Silicon Valley cant be captured in a cable TV show. 4. We finally wont have to talk about Color anymore. 5. Founder resources like Steve Blank, Naval Ravikant, Mark Suster, Fred Wilson, Paul Graham, and Brad Feld. 6. Products like Basecamp, Stripe, Github, SendGrid, Google Apps, MailChimp, Square, Eventbrite, MacBook, MSFT Office, and Gmail that keep our businesses running. 7.Not having a 9 to 5. 8. Checks to cash. 9.Friends who throw your startup a bone when you desperately need it. 10. I can operate a global company from my laptop. 11. MC Hammer and PSY hooked up. 12. Parents that are proud of their kids startup. 13. TechCrunchs triumphant return earlier this year has stuck. 14. Cofounders who push you to your best with their example. 15. APIs. 16. The freedom to operate and create a business of your choosing. 17.Arrington and MG are back on TechCrunch. 18. Thoughtful design. 19. Entrepreneurial books like Startup Communities, The Startup Owner’s Manual, Founders at Work, and Steve Jobs. 20. Founders around the world working tirelessly to build their local community. 21. No new incubators have launched in the past few months. 22. Startups measured not by the amount theyve raised but by the traction theyve received. 23. Engineers who arent jerks. 24. Business guys who act like engineers. 25. Investors and share holders who understand no one is always right. 26. Max Woolfs comments. 27. People that give without expectations or strings. 28. Thank you emails from customers. 29. Never being accused of growth hacking. 30. Over delivering. 31. Customers that pay for products. 32. Resources like Kauffman Foundation, AngelList, Stanford, Startup School, SFciti, and Startup Weekend that help entrepreneurs. 33. Kids who hug and kiss you regardlessOriginal Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/fJZDWdIvwWU/
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