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How To Write An Effective Answer On Quora: Communications 101

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Analogy – As readers of this blog know, I enjoy drawing connections between seemingly disparate people, historical events and pop culture minutia because it is entertaining and can facilitate learning. Copyright © 2007-11 by J. Listing a variety of bread-and-butter IP protection tactics would not have been as compelling.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. I saw VCs doing crazy things in 2007-08 when I first entered the VC market – crazy prices, limited due diligence, large funding rounds. I avoided much of this. I’m skating where I think the puck is going.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: "Keep it Simple" - My Golden Rule

Frank Addante

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! So, don’t kill your idea with complexity. ► October (1) New Video! . Where's Jack Bauer?

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

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If you get a moment, as a favor to John for having produced such wonderful notes I’d be grateful if you would check out his most excellent startup blog The X Factor. I appreciate the write-up and your continued support of this blog. How Hashable Got Buzz. They sold in December 2007, but he started selling Quigo in 2004.

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