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10 Startup Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Superheroes

InfoChachkie

Jason’s inspiration for this 6 ½ minute talk was a blog entry he wrote in 2008, which went viral within the startup community. To this end, Jason and his DocStoc team have created a compelling online course entitled, 21 Critical Lessons for Entrepreneurs. You can check out Jason’s original entry HERE.

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How I Got the Monkey Off My Back – Today Was a Good Day

Both Sides of the Table

I spent my first year developing proprietary deal flow and learning the business and then the Sept 2008 / Lehman Bros collapse / financial meltdown happened. “Ok, so this guy can write a blog and source deals but can he make any money?” I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 years ago.

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Make It Work- the real story

InfoChachkie

However, Eric recently posted the following insights on his blog. We failed because the economy has drastically fallen since 2008, particularly in the consumer sector. Since 2008, the company has been forced to lower it’s prices, from $120/hour to $80/hour. Of course). Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan. .

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Every Startup Needs Six Social Media Initiatives

Startup Professionals Musings

It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. Of course, the right approach is to be proactive along all the following fronts: Reputation management. Build your brand and expert visibility.

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Innovation and Geography

SoCal CTO

Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. Where LinkedIn Works for Me A Different Kind of Incubator - The Hive About this Blog Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading. But some events you dont get quality attendees and then its a drag to drive that far. in Computer Science.

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8 Questions to Help Decide if You Should be Raising Money Now

Both Sides of the Table

A year ago I blogged about one of my most common mantras that applies to sales, biz dev & fund raising alike: “ Time is the Enemy of all Deals.&#. Respectfully, of course. And of course there’s another biggie – uncertainty about future fund raising. Sometimes this pays off, other times it doesn’t.

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‘The Tyranny of the OR’ For Social Media Marketing

Startup Professionals Musings

It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. Of course, the right approach is to be proactive along one or more of the following lines: Reputation management. Build your brand and expert visibility.