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4 Brilliant, Risky (Let's Just Call It Crazy) Ways Real BIZ Experiencess Made It Big Maverick moves that paid off big and proved the naysayers wrong.

By David Port

This story appears in the June 2016 issue of Start Up.

Chris Delorenzo

Maverick maneuvers can carry a startup into uncharted territory, both good and bad. But when they turn out well, these unconventional decisions become legendary strokes of genius, leaving the rest of us to wonder, Why didn't I think of that? William Hsu, managing partner of VC Mucker Capital, sees this trait all the time. "To be successful, you need an anti-establishment sensibility and a willingness to be contrarian," he says. "It's what enables you to get up and do it." The BIZ Experiencess here will show you how.

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