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  1. DeAleck

    DeAleck Member

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    I gave a TED talk at TEDxAustin (www.tedxaustin.com) last Saturday. I wrote a blog post named From Rejection to Magic about my experience. For those of you don't know, I discussed my journey in this post.

    I can't believe a simple idea I discussed here can evolve into something so big and possibly a career/business, and has inspired so many people. Here is what summarizes my feeling:

    "Back in November, when the investor turned me down, I could have never imagined that I would be giving a TED talk three months later. My 100 Days of Rejection Therapy has taught me hundreds of things. But if I had to pick just one thing, it was that when bad things happen, if you treat them like good things and fight forward, magic will happen later."

    I will put up the video as soon as it becomes available.
     
    #1 DeAleck, Feb 11, 2013
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  2. Kim

    Kim Member

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    Super congrats dude. You found your niche. Now pull a Subway Jared and make it 15 years.
     
    #2 Kim, Feb 11, 2013
  3. Haymitch

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    Awesome. Keep it up!
     
    #3 Haymitch, Feb 11, 2013
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    Nice, can't wait for the video!
     
    #4 droopy421, Feb 11, 2013
  5. Agent94

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    I thought this was a great idea when you first posted it here. It's cool that it has become so much bigger than just clutchfans.
     
    #5 Agent94, Feb 11, 2013
  6. AroundTheWorld

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    Congratulations - will watch the video!
     
    #6 AroundTheWorld, Feb 11, 2013
  7. redwhiteone

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    Impressive man. Always keep it real and congratulations!
     
    #7 redwhiteone, Feb 11, 2013
  8. Yonkers

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    That is awesome. Did you say 'Sura faints' as a wink to us? Heheh.
     
    #8 Yonkers, Feb 11, 2013
  9. Invisible Fan

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    Niiice. I love TED talks.

    Thread subscribed
     
    #9 Invisible Fan, Feb 11, 2013
  10. PhiSlammaJamma

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    3,830 rejections later, and Hakeem goes into the Hall of Fame.
     
    #10 PhiSlammaJamma, Feb 11, 2013
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  11. pickymen

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    That's great.

    And just saw you on Jan's Bloomberg Businessweek article:)
     
    #11 pickymen, Feb 12, 2013
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    Congrats brah!

    You're our second celebrity here after Ronny/whatshisname Bear.
     
    #12 Jontro, Feb 12, 2013
  13. aeroman10

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    This is really cool. What day are you on now?
    Was watching the videos on your blog. I see the last one is 56

    Good job
     
    #13 aeroman10, Feb 12, 2013
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    Congrats man!
     
    #14 ashiin, Feb 12, 2013
  15. Garner

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    This is one of the cooler things that has popped up on Clutchfans.

    Congratulations. Can't wait to watch it.
     
    #15 Garner, Feb 14, 2013
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    Congrats!
     
    #16 rocketsjudoka, Feb 14, 2013
  17. DeAleck

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    Here is the video:

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZFWyseydTkQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #17 DeAleck, Feb 19, 2013
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  18. Yonkers

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    That's awesome man. Great talk.
     
    #18 Yonkers, Feb 19, 2013
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    score another one for DeAleck
     
    #19 kaleidosky, Feb 19, 2013
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    Great talk!
     
    #20 BigBird, Feb 19, 2013
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