"If it wasn’t for this one idea, I would’ve been perfectly happy working at Google or Microsoft."
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Anonymous 2
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Four failed attempts and still pushing? That’s either obsession or insanity. But maybe that’s what real founders need. Most of us quit after one stumble, Vlad made failure part of his blueprint.
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