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Don't follow your heroes

from Justin Jackson [alt+shift+b] in startups

As creators, there's a temptation to seek out our heroes and ask them how they achieved their success. We think if we follow their instructions, we'll be able to reproduce their winning magic.
17th Jan 2015

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