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Interview: Paige Craig, CEO BetterWorks

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4) What lessons from launching the Lincoln Group in Baghdad in 2005 are transferable to today’s LA startup scene? 3) I’ve heard some great stories about your weekend sales “boot camps.” We hired people who did not have outside sales experience. What must a startup do to motivate you to write them a check?

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

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I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. The world’s best brains are on sale.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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You’re writing a freaking blog post! He turned me down for a job in 2005. I never get grumpy that people write. If you do randomly write me I have advice. So I ask you – if you’re being reactive to somebody else’s emails are you really being as productive in your company as you could be?

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds.

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5 Reasons Why Businesses Still Love Microsoft

Tech Zulu Event

All we have to do is look at the data, though: Since its launch in 2005, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has sold 66 million copies worldwide. That makes it the first in console sales. Credit for the writing and research of this article and content goes to Zack Schuler of Cal Net Technology Group, Founder & CEO.

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Interview with Steve Jillings, TeleSign

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Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). They started in January of 2005. That ended up as a $200 million sale to Microsoft.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 I am not suggesting these are bad sources of capital – they are not.

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