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Sales Kids With Grit – Web 2.0 Paper Routes

InfoChachkie

The American Seed Company, as shown in the accompany ad, encouraged young people to sign a simple “contract” that read: “Please send me your Big Prize book and one order of 45 packs of American Seeds. Newspaper delivery was not the only way that children in the US’s pre-litigious era could learn and deploy important entrepreneurial skills.

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My HBS Presentation - Web 2.0 Implications on Learning

SoCal CTO

Been traveling and consulting with a bunch of early-stage and growth companies. One of my recent fun experiences was doing a presentation at Harvard Business School (HBS) on the implications of Web 2.0 I've somewhat fallen off the map on this blog. Really fun stuff these days.

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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower

These two questions/answers can help define the early proof points for your company. Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) How much money will your business generate from each converted customer? If you can demonstrate that your CAC and CLV numbers work as expected, then you’ve proven you can make money.

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Web Hackers Targeting Social Networking Sites

socalTECH

According to the company's Web Hacking Incidents Database (WHID) 2009 Bi-Annual Report, hackers are taking advantage of user generated content, Twitter, and other Web 2.0 web sites to launch their hacking attempts.

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Why Did I Invest in the Company Pose?

Both Sides of the Table

I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. He quit the MRF and quietly amassed nearly $100,000 in angel investment to build a company. When I was an entrepreneur I had a term sheet with True Ventures (my second company) and thought highly of them.

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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

Both Sides of the Table

In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the “App Internet.” The web is dying and will be replaced by “the App Internet.” Throughout the 90′s the PC became much more popular in corporate environments, so companies began to replace dumb terminals with PCs.

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Ajax was the new buzzword and many companies went overboard. and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo! portfolios.

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