“In Silicon Valley, we have a special word for a failed entrepreneur – it’s called experienced.”
University of Minnesota commencement speech, FounderLY http://www.founderly.com/2013/05/university-of-minnesota-commencement-speech. May 06, 2013.
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Bassel Khartabil (1981–2015) free culture and democracy activist, Syrian political prisoner
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David Pogue (1963) Technology writer, journalist and commentator
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Sergey Brin (1973) President of Alphabet Inc.
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Thomas Friedman (1953) American journalist and author
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