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The Misstep of Quora and The Importance of Trust Amongst Your Community

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Which brings me to Quora. I read this story on Ivan Kirigin’s blog that shows that Quora was posting which articles you’re reading to other people without your consent. I even had some reservations about writing this blog post this because I have no desire to p**s off other investors or great entrepreneurs.

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How To Write An Effective Answer On Quora: Communications 101

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I have answered a number of questions on Quora and I am generally pleased if a handful of people “vote up+ answer on Quora?”. John Greathouse , Entrepreneur, Investor, Professor and Freshman In The School Of Life. I write a bit more about how entrepreneurs can protect their ideas here: Spilling The Beans.

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What Can You Do if a VC Pulls Their Term Sheet?

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I was asked to answer this exact question on Quora and I did so some time ago. Tech Tidbits did this with this Quora answer and also linked to a Pinterest board with my quote , which I love. Tech Tidbits did this with this Quora answer and also linked to a Pinterest board with my quote , which I love. So, what can you do?

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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2011

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I began publishing my blog in 2008. I was hesitant to use my own name, as I did not want my blog to be perceived as a self-promotional vanity project. By early 2010, I found my stylistic voice and identified my audience of emerging entrepreneurs and thus dropped my penname. Referenced in a viral Quora post.

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

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In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?” “Ok, so this guy can write a blog and source deals but can he make any money?” This is what I wrote on that Quora answer from Sept 2010. .” Still. The monkey on my back. ” Yup. None have exited.

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The Power of Twitter in Information Discovery

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The idea was that websites (think news, blogs) could push out a regular “feed&# in an open, XML format that could be read by an RSS Reader otherwise known as a feed aggregator. I don’t have to remember to log in to everybody’s blogs – if I forget I see the best ones Tweeted and Retweeted on Twitter.

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6 Steps To Raising Venture Capital – Hint: Preparation Matters More Than Your Pitch

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The same should be true of an entrepreneur who is attempting to secure money from sophisticated investors. Step 1: The Person, Not The Firm – As Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson make clear in their book Venture Deals , entrepreneurs should identify specific venture partners, rather than target firms as a whole. Subscribe to their blog.