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Wasserman has finally put it all together in a great book called the founders dilemmas, which i highly recommend if youre starting a company. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Aug 15, 2006 august 2012 performed as mushu the dragon from disneys mulan for a disney corporate event. I read about startups in the news, but i hardly had any idea about the choices and conflicts faced by people who start high growth companies.
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