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Should You Really Sit on Other Boards When You’re a Startup Founder?

Both Sides of the Table

We have Ian Rogers , the CEO of Topspin Media on our board. Ryan Carson made me promise not to do it. .” I have seen this first hand at awe.sm (coincidentally, a company in which Ryan McIntyre from Foundry Group is also on the board). I think we’ll all benefit. Why are they always so bad?

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Startups Are Tribal – Are You A Shaman Or A Hunter?

InfoChachkie

Photo Credit: Daniel Carson/AFL Media/Getty Images. Respect mankind’s evolution and heed the tribal lessons of old. If you do, you may just end up on top of your industry’s food chain. You can follow John’s startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse. Share and Enjoy. • LinkedIn • Facebook • Twitter.

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Where You’d Least Expect Them

Xconomy

Creative Cities Austin, Texas, and Iowa City, Iowa, were also there, representing UNESCO’s Media Arts and Literature sub-networks, respectively, as were three Creative Cities candidates — Carrara, Italy; Kansas City, Missouri; and Lexington, Kentucky. describes as being for “people, planet, and prosperity.”.

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