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“How to become an overnight success: 1. Work until you succeed. 2. Tell everyone you started yesterday” – @jasoncrawford

AAnonymous ·April 5, 2014 ·1 answer

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AAnonymous· Apr 5, 2014

Angry Bird's "overnight success" only took 8 years: http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/03/11/angry-birds-overnight-success-only-took-8-years/

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