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Success is a trap | Marko Gargenta | TEDxReno

2,523 views · Published 17 July 2014 · 13:04 · Indexed 5 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Success is a trap. In order to thrive you have to get to the next level, this requires disruptive thinking.

During the dot com era, Marko dropped out of college to start his first software company. It flopped. He got up, brushed off, tried again and again. His most recent company was acquired by Twitter. Currently, he's the director of Twitter University.

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