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Exuberance

A great quote from Tom Evslin’s blog header:

Nothing great has ever been accomplished without irrational exuberance.

Friends have said I’m exuberant lately. Don’t know if it’s irrational. But seeing a company come together from nothing, seeing your ideas come to life, working with people smarter than you; these are what exuberance is made for.

Now comes the business of accomplishing something…

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