Aaltoes Talk with Sami Inkinen

Sami Inkinen: From South Carelian potato fields to Silicon Valley
July 29th 2011

Top 10 Lessons Learned:

02:40 Lesson 1: Don't Extrapolate from a single data point
04:38 Lesson 2: Our Finnish sayings have it all wrong
06:35 Lesson 3: You'll have 100 reasons to quit early
10:55 Lesson 4: Everything is a chicken vs. egg problem - always
13:20 Lesson 5: The most common reason startups fail: Founders stop trying
21:38 Lesson 6: If it's going to be big, most people don't believe you - until you've made it!
26:37 Lesson 7: Go for A+ in everything.. especially early on!
29:26 Lesson 8: You won't win alone or by keeping it quiet
32:49 Lesson 9: It's not a sprint; it's a marathon with many attacks
35:47 Lesson 10: It's the Journey, Not the Destination!

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