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A Memoir of Hustle, Humor, and Poorly Timed Brilliance

Stephen Watkins did not follow a roadmap. He made one. From mowing lawns to stumbling through cabling contracts, Lotus Notes, and union battles, he managed to disrupt Wall Street with a novel security structure and invent TIGRcubs® along the way.

Funny, candid, and full of grit, this memoir rewrites the American Dream. Success is not about avoiding mistakes; it is about surviving them. With Midwest charm and Wall Street savvy, Watkins shows that perseverance and caffeine can make half-baked ideas work.

Perfect for anyone who has bootstrapped through chaos and lived to tell the tale.

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Chapter 9 – Between Ventures

Post-crash purgatory. MIT taught me one line that changed everything: “Own the operating environment.” Led to Entrex—the entrepreneurial exchange for 28 million forgotten private companies.

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Chapter 9 – Between Ventures

Post-crash purgatory. MIT taught me one line that changed everything: “Own the operating environment.” Led to Entrex—the entrepreneurial exchange for 28 million forgotten private companies.