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12 Learnings From My First Turn As Startup CEO - social|median

Submitted by Jasongoldberg

Apr 23, 2008

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In December 2003 I decided to take the plunge and quit my corporate job to start a new company from scratch. Believe it or not, it was an easy decision. I had an idea and a certainty that there was a valuable company to be built around it. That company was Jobster, where I served as CEO until January 2008 when I helped recruit my successor, transitioned to vice-chairman of the board of directors, and turned my attention to starting a new company.

Back in December 2003 I had no reasonable idea of what was ahead ... what i did have was passion for the idea of Jobster and for the pursuit of starting and growing a business.

I learned many valuable lessons at Jobster which I will take with me as I start my next company and my next and my next.

Here are some of the key learnings that I hope will benefit many an entrepreneur: Read the full article

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