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title: 'What, exactly, is an entrepreneur? Well, it takes one to know one'
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# What, exactly, is an entrepreneur? Well, it takes one to know one

It seems that these days, practically everyone wants to be part of a startup. Wants to be an entrepreneur. But to be honest. It takes a rare breed. With a good dose of insanity. So what does it take to make that leap? Let’s hear from the folks who have made that jump.

I don’t think I’ve heard the entrepreneurial mindset summed up more succinctly than Kate Rutter does: “Be brazen but don’t be arrogant. And be humble, but don’t be timid.”

And there are all kinds of nuggets of genius in here. From a who’s who of the tech startup world.