Competitors will share the start gate with the wheelchair athletes but their starting pistol goes off three minutes later.

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The racers' average speeds were significantly cut by lowering the start gate to the one usually reserved for the women's competition.

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Then, advises Trippler, start asking the airline representative at the gate if the flight is going to be canceled.

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He got his start working at auto parts manufacturer Flex-N-Gate then left in 1978 to found his own company, Bumper Works, which makes a one-piece car bumper design that is the industry standard.

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Executives must stop being the gate-keepers to their board members and start taking on a new level of responsibility that forces them to be transparent, and to re-engage with their employees and the marketplace with determination and passion.

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Given lack of resources, time to market is often more important in a start-up than delivering absolute perfection out of the starting gate.

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