The irony of all of this advice is that it almost invariably came from people who had never founded a business before.
In the 15 years since the Tribeca film festival was founded, I have never asked for a film to be screened or gotten involved in the programming.
Trencin, a city of around 60,000 located in the west of Slovakia where many of the 12 top-flight clubs are, have never been champions since being founded in 1992, the best finish being last year's second place.
The Padres, founded in 1969, have never had a no-hitter, and this bid expired with a one-out single by Carlos Lee.
So the Canucks have never won a Stanley Cup since being founded in 1970-71, and the Bruins have not won one since 1972, when Bobby Orr was young.
You are not "born a sinner" in the sense that Western Christianity teaches; and it doesn't matter if you are an atheist or have never been in a church, this founding premise has become baked into your assumptions.
Real Madrid is one of three founding members of the Primera División which have never been relegated from the top division, along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona.
"We believe we need to challenge incumbents in a way they have never been challenged before," said Dick Dadey, the executive director of Citizens Union, which was founded in 1897.
Founded on 12 December 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from the Slovenian top flight 1.
My joke was the tagline should be, 'The most amazing story you've never heard of!" Founded in 1984 by Thomas Sung a Shanghai-born lawyer who grew tired of the traditional banking system's reluctance to lend to Chinese Americans Abacus is one of Chinatown's most significant financial institutions.
