A Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The rust of business is sometimes polished off in a camp; but never in a court.
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I try to let the people I do business with off the court know that I'm serious about my business off the court. So I try not to mix the two.
I feel like it's never too early to start planning your future and learning about business off the court.
I'm not the same person on the court. I'm different when I'm off the court. Off the court, I don't need to be aggressive or anything.
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As a serial investor who has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, I know that the business plans coming out of incubators tend to be vetted and more thoroughly validated. The incubator's input into your business plan will make you look far more polished and experienced - even if you have never run a business before.
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