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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment

InfoChachkie

I have used Guy’s previous book, The Art Of The Start (Art ), in my UC Santa Barbara New Venture Creation class for the past five years. It has also influenced my thoughts, as evidenced by the six infoChachkie blog entries which reference Art. The time spent reading Enchantment will net a significant return. Tricking The Jedi.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

Both Sides of the Table

In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read.

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Please go see “Waiting for Superman.” Here’s Why:

Both Sides of the Table

It has long been believed that people from lower-income neighborhoods can’t learn as well as middle & upper class ones due to environment issues such as problems at home and trouble in the neighborhood. I poured myself into planning and I won the class-wide competition. To say I found this engaging was an understatement.

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Bootstrapping Organic Growth Makes Startup Sense

Startup Professionals Musings

Take little to no net profit. Use voicemail, a world-class website, and personal customer service, with small expenses, to beat your big competitors. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Simply take enough to live on, but not to the point of your detriment.

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What’s the Real Deal with AngelList?

Both Sides of the Table

In case you missed all the kerfuffle this weekend, I posted this blog post originally on TechCrunch. This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. Still, as I’ve written in the past, what I love about blogging is the ability to have a public debate where we can all learn. The post is balanced and worth reading.

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8 Secrets for Maximizing Startup Equity and Control

Startup Professionals Musings

Take little to no net profit. Use voicemail, a world-class website, and personal customer service, with small expenses, to beat your big competitors. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Simply take enough to live on, but not to the point of your detriment.

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Analysis: Trump’s First 100 Days Through the Tech Industry Lens

Xconomy

Donald Trump spent his 100th day in office in ways that would appeal to his working class base—holding a campaign-style rally in Harrisburg, PA, where he confirmed his campaign commitment to controlling immigration.

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