Traditionally, every Entrepreneur ran from one Venture Capital firm to the next with their pitch book, power point presentation, and objective of raising between $1 to $2 million to get their company off the ground. Their plan was to hit all the milestones and objectives, raise another $5 million, ramp sales and waited a few years to get acquired or go public.
In all the discussions about changing the culture in Massachusetts to better promote a healthy entrepreneur ecosystem, a major player has been consistently ignored: Large Corporations. The role of these organizations on local economies is obvious, and yet when considering how to help startups, they're often forgotten.
Life is no more a box of chocolates than Tom Hanks is a mentally challenged man who mooned the president. Life is, however, a juggling act, in which you are constantly engaged in keeping certain things up in the air while focusing on others that need to be handled immediately. The key isn’t making sure nothing drops; that’s nearly impossible.
Why are some metropolitan areas so much more entrepreneurial than others? Silicon Valley seems almost magically entrepreneurial with a new startup on every street corner, but in declining Rust Belt cities such start-ups are far and few between. 
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Are you living life on Shuffle, waiting for something good to happen to you, or are you making your own playlist? It’s a question most people think they know the answer to, until they actually take the time to analyze how they make their decisions. And when they find the truth, it’s often one that they don’t like hearing.
There are few stereotypes that fit entrepreneurs well. Some are short, some are tall. Some have Ivy League degrees, others never finished high school. Some have parents who are entrepreneurs, while others have no ties to startups in their family. Despite all these differences, there is one thing that they all share: a high tolerance for uncertainty.
