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Welcome to SL #31! Join us for a very cool chat with Dr. Lawrence Kersten, the king of demotivation, and co-founder/COO of Despair.com.  He shares with us the fascinating (and hilarious) entrepreneurial story of Despair.com. Making lemonade from lemons is never easy, but these guys did it through viral marketing and persistence, and are rocking and rolling. We also talk a bit about Despair’s trademark of the “frownie” symbol.

The bus is back, and the finance guy brings the heat and rails about early-stage companies that get hung up on their valuation. Some great listener emails and a sprinkling of StartupLounge humor round out another great show. Enjoy!

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