"It's an awful idea. I don't think it'll work," says Greg Mound, vice president of Americar Auto Rental Inc., a Somerville, Mass., rental company with 100 cars. Mr.
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Over the past decade I have founded a number of companies – seven, in fact. All of them are still running, even though not all have gone well.
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The best lessons almost always come from miserable, heart wrenching failure. Delete the scoop?
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Inspirational thoughts for entrepreneurs in tough, tough times.
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November 20, 2011 2:26 PM
Jan, thanks for sharing my post. I think it's an important topic for entrepreneurs and I am very grateful for your support.
Thanks! Aaron 
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November 20, 2011 4:23 PM
Aaron,
I read your blog everyday and I love the work you're doing. I'm right there with you. You're a shining light for many people who take the road less traveled. Keep up the great work! Delete the scoop?
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Lisa Gansky the author of The Mesh got me to fall in love with the Zipcar idea. Lisa's book is a bible for startups because it preaches how to use OPP (Other People's Platforms) to mash seeming dissonant ideas together to create a new idea, to create excitement and fill a market need no one even knew was there.
If that last sentence got your entrepreneurial spirit hopping then read this post about how Zipcars proved a thing or two by meshing it.