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But As An Entrepreneur You Have To Feel Like You Can Jump Out Of An Aeroplane Because You're Confident That You'll Catch A Bird Flying By. It's An Act Of Stupidity, And Most Entrepreneurs Go Splat Because The Bird Doesn't Come By, But A Few Times It Does.

-Reed Hastings

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But As An Entrepreneur You Have To

Reed Hastings

But As An Entrepreneur You Have To Feel Like You Can Jump Out Of An Aeroplane Because You're Confident That You'll Catch A Bird Flying By. It's An Act Of Stupidity, And Most Entrepreneurs Go Splat Because The Bird Doesn't Come By, But A Few Times It Does.

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