"It’s not about how many times you get knocked down; it’s about how many times you get back up." - Richard Tait, co-creator of Cranium

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It’s when you take that leave of absence or quit your job to focus on the startup full-time that it becomes real. - Roger Lee, president at PaperG

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"Part of job satisfaction is knowing that you're doing a really good job." - Adarsh Pandit, thoughtbot

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"I think one of the biggest keys to transitioning is just talking to mentors who have been there before." - Amy Montalvo, ONEPASS Productions

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Paul Graham was like, "This could be the Altair Basic." - Jason Shen, Ridejoy

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"If you make a line from the Oval Office to people's offices in the West Wing, and you measure that distance, there is definitely a correlation with IQ." - Jonathan Swanson, former White House staffer

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