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# academia

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3:16From academia to entrepreneurship — the invisible struggleAl Elliott: You went from academia into entrepreneurship, and I'd imagine, and you're probably gonna be too modest to say this, but from your bio, you looked like you were a pretty smart woman and you did a lot. You did,EP 301 · 14 May 2026·interview· 3:16–4:4434:47Books that actually help entrepreneursAl Elliott: I'm sensing a slight pattern with what you are saying is that academia You're the most, you know, not the most important thing, but the thing that you were concentrating on in academia was books or publicatioEP 301 · 14 May 2026·interview· 34:47–35:380:00The professors who said Ken couldn't writeAl Elliott: This man's university professors said that he wasn't intelligent enough to write a book. His colleagues warned him that publishing this book would embarrass him professionally, and one of the most respected aEP 291 · 9 Apr 2026·interview· 0:00–3:22

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