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10 Secrets of a Super-
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T.A. McCann
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Founder of Gist.com
T.A. McCann
@tamccann
Failure, success and learning…
Microsoft Exchange (product management, new business)
Soft Labour (web development, service revenue funded)
MessageGate (email filtering, venture funded, failed)
Jump2Go (radio solutions, customer funded, ongoing)
Blackberry (BBM + social apps)
HelpShare (web Q/A, angel funded, failed)
Gist (social address book, venture funded, acquired)
RivalIQ (competitive intelligence, bootstrapped)
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