Canadian - Businessman | July 9, 1954 -
I keep anywhere between 5-10 percent of my net worth in venture ideas.
Kevin O'Leary
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Many blue-collar families struggling to pay rent would be happy to skip paying optional union dues.
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Having won re-election convincingly and against the economic odds, President Obama quickly made good on his promise of maintaining taxes as they are for the middle class while raising them on the wealthiest Americans.
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Protecting Americans from harm goes beyond police and national defense. It's imperative that we not destroy the commons, the physical environment on which we rely.
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Steve Jobs had his critics. Some saw him as an egomaniac, and others, as a control freak.
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Know everything about the companies and people you are going to be negotiating with. Insist on getting the names of everyone participating in the negotiations. Leave no stone unturned; find out as much as you can.
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Imagine how foolish you'd look if, like one clever salesman who once pitched to me, you tried to license your product to a big industry player without knowing they just launched a competing product. With the right background research, he could have avoided that and other landmines - and so can you.
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Once in a while, I see my fellow TV investors praise a business just because they like the entrepreneur behind it. That kind of thinking might make you feel warm and fuzzy inside - but let's get back to reality.
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I'd rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one.
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I look at Twitter as brand building.
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Television is the most interesting hobby I've ever had.
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Building fast-growing, globally competitive companies is tough.
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