People power has moved from the streets to the information highways…

• 30 billion pieces of content shared on Facebook
• 900 million Facebook users
• Online gamers solved an AIDS protein problem
• Facebook & Twitter used to organize democracy protests Tunisia, Libia, Egypt, Syria, etc.
• 90,000 Egyptians are now on Facebook
• January 27th, Facebook saw 6 times more traffic than Google
• There are more internet-connected devices than people on this planet
• Fiber signals travel 200,000 km per second
• The Internet is both reactive and proactive
• 10 million online signatures protesting SOPA
• 3 million emails to Congress protesting SOPA

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Starting up a company is not easy.  You’ve got to be an endurance runner to make it to the end of the race.  Coming up with a great idea and getting a team together is just the first step in what can be a 7+ year trek to going public.

Along the way, you’ll have to cope with all sorts of tough questions, including the following:

• Do you pick a small problem to solve or a big one?
• What goals do you set?
• Who funds your company at the beginning of the race?
• If no one funds you, do you just start building?
• What do you do if the Beta is crappy?
• How do you get traction with users?
• Once you’re lucky enough to have traction, what investors do you invite onboard?
• Should you keep your product/service free?
• How do you best monetize your product/service?
• Should you sell your company or go for the IPO?

Have you ever asked yourself what stops founders from being successful? What are the thoughts that impede entrepreneurs from doing their best? Here’s what Anna Vital thinks of the anti-success mentality:

• Self-Doubt
• Comparison to Others
• Fear of Change
• Fear of Failure