"It’s amazing how much an actual interpersonal interaction matters." - Amrit Dhir, Google Partner Development Manager

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"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

The post How an early Microsoft alum was rejected by the toy industry, then went around it and built one of the world’s biggest board game franchises appeared first on Hack Your Wealth.

"I believe energy begets energy, positivity begets positivity. Small wins really lead to other things." - Rey Faustino, One Degree

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"The beauty of entertainment is that you’re helping people have fun during their day." - Sheila Marikar, ABCNews.com

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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

The post Why a Yale graduate left broadcast journalism to start a video production company that has taken her traveling to Spain, Latin America, China, the Philippines, Africa, and more appeared first on Hack Your Wealth.

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

The post How a college grad without programming experience started a Y Combinator company and created a blog with hundreds of thousands of readers appeared first on Hack Your Wealth.

"People don’t tell you how much the world is slanted toward 'no.' The number of times we heard 'no' when building Teach For China was huge." - Rachel Wasser, co-founder of Teach For China

The post How a recent college grad started with nothing but a vision, and in 4 years built one of the most prominent education NGOs in China (and convinced Teach For America’s founder to join her board) appeared first on Hack Your Wealth.

"The idea wasn't to start a company. The idea was to get this product out to everyone who needed it." - Linus Liang, co-founder of Embrace

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