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One Book Every Entrepreneur and VC Should Own

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tl;dr version: If you’re an entrepreneur or VC or will be working in this industry - buy this. – entrepreneurs never seem to focus on anything other than ownership percentage. I was significantly wiser by 2005 when I started my second company. This article originally ran on TechCrunch. Drag along rights?

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7 New Opportunities Based On Trends And Demographics

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If every entrepreneur could predict the future, starting the right new business would be easy. First, a quick summary of the major U.S. million, born 2005-2024, yet to be defined Generation X (Generation Me) – 64.9 Recently I’ve changed my focus a bit to people demographics, and I find the implications a bit more concrete.

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Interview: Paige Craig, CEO BetterWorks

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Paige is a gifted communicator and my summary does not do him justice. He offers a number of worthwhile tips and tricks that I was not able to capture in the textual summary, so the 14-minute audio file is well worth your time. What follows is a summary which paraphrases Paige’s responses. Click here to listen to the Audio File.

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7 Societal Changes That Invite New Venture Innovation

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If every entrepreneur could predict the future, starting the right new business would be easy. First, a quick summary of the major U.S. million, born 2005-2024, yet to be defined Silent Generation (Lucky Few) – 28.6 First, a quick summary of the major U.S.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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I think you'll enjoy hearing him, but if you're in a rush check out the summary notes below. Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. The Exchange Fund – This allows the entrepreneurs to diversify their founders stock into other portfolio companies stock. and Half.com.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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Or, as always, summary notes available below. In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. was starting.

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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

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I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. Which is why I often tell people to start being entrepreneurs when one is young. But as usual there is a short summary to know the key topics where you can just skip to the critical point in the video you want to watch.

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