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Andy Gordon studied at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and is a Buffalo native working to develop the city's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
A damaged but persevering Buffalo Bills and Sabres fan, Andy was inspired to write his book, New Grit, while crying into his beer after a Buffalo Bills 54-24 loss to the San Diego Chargers on the back of Nathan Peterman's five interceptions. He began anticipating the same old jabs his friends would throw at him about the lowly Bills the next day, but a familiar, ever-haggard voice in his head insisted that every loss like this Peterman debacle would make any eventual championship all the more meaningful. This seed began to grow in the coming weeks as he dove deeper into the startups and venture capital world, recognizing the overlap in these two ideas: places that have experienced such a long string of losses not only have the most to gain in a resurgence but have the pride and love necessary to fuel that resurgence from within.
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