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# This Week - Sep 05, 2014
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2014-09-05/
- Published: 2014-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:10:13.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, brian lam, founder dating, jim louderback, louderback.com, medium, rahim fazal, this week, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

> And that at my current trajectory as a person who travels 70% of the year, spends a lot of time on work and the internet rather than in the rhythm of a normal job and life, and as a perpetual bachelor, it was clear that I would be an unlikely candidate to hear or say anything remotely like the touching words in those speeches.  
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> — [Part of the Problem (Brian Lam for Medium)](https://medium.com/@blam/part-of-the-problem-e07d3de9bcc0?ref=drewshannon.net)

> But seven years is long enough for just about anything. I guess you could say I got the itch. But it’s not yet an itch to do anything – more of a desire to nothing.  
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> — [Bye Bye Revision3 and Discovery! (Jim Louderback for Louderback.com)](http://louderback.com/2014/bye-revision3-discovery/?ref=drewshannon.net)

> Knowing when to fold your cards is the most under-valued skill of an entrepreneur. In fact, as Seth says, 'Winners quit fast, quit often and quit without guilt.'  
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> — [Why Quitting is Winning (Rahim Fazal for Founder Dating)](http://founderdating.com/silicon-valleys-best-kept-secret-why-quitting-is-winning/?ref=drewshannon.net)