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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower

Check out our blog post 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators. This is a safe choice, of course - but is it the best choice? A CTO can help you find the right answers. Instead, they should consider a Fractional CTO who can help close the gap. Please write us at blog@techempower.com ! And how can you tell?

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8 Ways Blogging Can Supercharge Your Business Website

Startup Professionals Musings

I have found that publishing a regular blog can give you an edge in making all this happen. One of these is blogging, to let people know about your brand, provide links to supportive articles, and generate back-links to your content from other sites. Your blog followers will be your best customers.

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Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

Both Sides of the Table

I recently wrote a piece for Mashable on how to create a company blog. Since it’s already written (and since I promised not to republish on my blog other than a summary) if you’re interested please have a read over there. Summary notes and then I’ll extend: Should you blog? What should you blog about?

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Entrepreneurshit. The Blog Post on What It’s Really Like.

Both Sides of the Table

Throughout the course of last year I never had more than $8,000 in my account. . Of course I do! If you have a chance to be on court and shooting 3-pointers as the game clock is winding down OF COURSE you still want to be on the court. But you realize that you can be more helpful as a coach. But he learned.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. My blog was wiped out.

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Where is your personal finish line? ?

Berkonomics

Investors call this discussion “exit planning” and of course they include themselves in the discussion. Of course, you’ll find another exciting venture and start again. Most of us work in our businesses, either as managers or owners, and rarely step outside to think about how this will end in a perfect world.

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7 Reasons to Start a Blog Before Shipping a Product

Startup Professionals Musings

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your offering, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. For blogging to work, you need to do it consistently and frequently, at least once a week, or the value evaporates. Find potential partners. Populate your team.

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