1.0Max Marmerhttps://www.maxmarmer.com/blogMax Marmerhttps://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/author/maxmarmer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="whhsKDWbVx"><a href="https://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/2011-entrepreneurial-journey/">The Birth Of Blackbox & The Startup Genome: Lessons Learned From A 2011 Entrepreneurial Journey</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/2011-entrepreneurial-journey/embed/#?secret=whhsKDWbVx" width="600" height="338" title="“The Birth Of Blackbox & The Startup Genome: Lessons Learned From A 2011 Entrepreneurial Journey” — Max Marmer" data-secret="whhsKDWbVx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Who Wants to Live Forever Blackbox began the October before last (2010), when five friends decided to commit to searching for a scalable way to increase the success rate of startups and accelerate the pace of innovation around the world. Over the last year and half, many different approaches to accomplish this goal were tested Continue Readinghttps://www.maxmarmer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/66363_10150304891110524_736330523_15570965_3495819_n.jpeg720540