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Friendly Advice From George Will

byChristine Haskell
March 16, 2009
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3 Pieces of Life Advice from George Will on this week’s Roundtable

George Will
  1. Don’t play poker with a man named Slim.
  2. Don’t buy a Rolex from a guy out of breath.
  3. Don’t take advice from someone who is screaming.*

*context: he was referring to the panic being felt on Wall Street.

What life advice do you have from Main Street?

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Christine is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft with several years experience in the .com industry. She recently started social venture labs, an idea incubator for those leading small mission-driven businesses or organizations looking to create relationships, share ideas and get feedback on common business practices. She is new to StartupNation, and looking to profile mission driven companies and discusses related themes.
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