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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

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Their deep understanding of their customers, an uncompromising drive to create a quality product and the courage to ignore the music industry's formulaic approach to producing hits resulted in the creation one of the top selling non-compilation albums of all time. This audience feedback allowed the band to iteratively modify their creation.

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

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There are the new tools like Tumblr and Posterous. The disadvantage is that you can’t install a lot of additional tools that use Javascript. I started with the hosted version and then migrated to an installed version so I could use Google Analytics and some other products. First, you’ll need a platform.

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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

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We’re a tool for hackers, designers, and entrepreneurs - effectively everyone who reads Hacker News. If we hadn’t done well on Hacker News we would have needed to have some serious product/market fit discussions.". Although social media news sites can be effective market validation tools, they are not without their downsides.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. Or, as always, summary notes available below. You still need the presentation to back that up.

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This 28 Year Old Woman Co-Founded One Of The Most Successful YouTube Networks

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Although she enjoyed the experience and gained television production skills, which she still uses today, the lack of viewership at Current was de-motivating. After leaving Current, Sarah did a stint as the Director of Distribution for a television production company. That video is. what started it all.". Share and Enjoy.

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Some Thoughts on Twitter as a Micro-Blogging Tool

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1/ Twitter started off positioned as a micro-blogging platform but in the end became more of an RSS reader. It forces clarity of writing & discrete ideas. 8/ Twitter eventually takes best of organic uses & builds into product. . 8/ Twitter eventually takes best of organic uses & builds into product.

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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

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But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. They became both a thought leader in the space as well as a beautifully designed product. Do you have sales productivity software?

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