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Meet Steve Hoffman (a.k.a. Captain Hoff) a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, LP in August Capital, and CEO of Founders Space. Captain Hoff has experienced many failures and successes during his life.His first venture, LavaMind, taught financial literacy, was used in hundreds of classrooms and educated millions around the world. Hoffman went on to create JabberChat, one of the very first JavaScript entertainment widgets and winner of the SXSW Awards. Next, he launched Spiderdance and signed interactive TV deals with MTV, The History Channel, NBC, Sony, Turner Broadcasting, and Warner Brothers. After that, he built a virtual world that spanned every site on the internet—a bold vision and grand failure. Then he launched Founders Space, a leading startup incubator, with over 50 partners and 22 countries. Hoffman also wrote the award-winning book 'Make Elephants Fly', which teaches entrepreneurs how to get radical ideas off the ground. The book became an international success and made him a celebrity in Asia. In his new book, Surviving a Startup, Hoffman shares his startup stories and the life lessons he learned. He now travels the globe, helping entrepreneurs survive!This week he teaches us all about how to avoid simple mistakes that other companies have made!