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Throughout his startup journey, Buller came to the edge of the precipice on more than one occasion and his handling of these moments are what enabled his company to stand out from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuccess in a startup is not achieved very often,\u201d Buller says. \u201cThese near death situations are inevitable in every startup, and how you deal with them is probably what separates the ones that succeed from the ones that fail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buller is among the keynote speakers at this year\u2019s Founder\u2019s Network annual conference. In his session, Buller will detail his journey as a startup founder and the challenges he faced along the way.<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t make it to fnSummit 2022, you can still tune in to Buller\u2019s keynote virtually on October 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In his keynote, Buller will cover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How a company\u2019s culture is the mirror of its founders\u2019 character<\/li>\n<li>How mistakes are the foundation of startup success<\/li>\n<li>The line between vision and determination, and stubbornness and arrogance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Complimentary Ticket:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Are you a full-time tech founder? Be our guest! During COVID, we\u2019re making our events available to tech founders everywhere. Enjoy a complimentary ticket to come learn from fellow tech founders, partners and investors. 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