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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

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Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. The Phantom Sales Forecast – Failing at Customer Validation - Steve Blank , July 22, 2010 Startup CEO’s can’t delegate sales and expect it to happen. Customer Validation needs to have the CEO actively involved.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

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Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. Example: Netflix). " Solving the Innovator’s Dilemma – Customer Development in a Big Company - Steve Blank , August 23, 2010 One of the ways I learn is to teach. Has convertible debt won? And if it has, is that a good thing?

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