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I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I'm almost embarrassed to recount them.

James Altucher

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James Altucher
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 23
Blogger
Entrepreneur
Fund Manager
Podcaster
New York City
New York
Business
Firsts
First
Recount
Many
Embarrassed
Made
Mistakes
Mistake
Successful
Almost

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