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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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Going to Raise VC? Here’s a Primer on Process, People, Deck

Both Sides of the Table

If you can meet a partner up front it’s always best but sometimes it’s not possible. If you don’t, make sure you follow up and ask for feedback. Do you really still need a Powerpoint deck in 2011? Remember that most people are visual thinkers and Powerpoint slides simply help frame the conversations.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong

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Google, Facebook & Twitter all provide free services to end users and we eat them up. They are packaging you up into demographic and psychographic audiences – all the better to be purchased by brands trying to reach large niche audiences. More Calls in the Future: The premise of the article can be summed up in this quote.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. Come 2009 we felt really bullish about the future for startups because the froth was gone and so, too, were wantrapreneurs. I have always believed that TV was ripe for disruption.

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Health Care Reform - What It Can Mean for Small Business

Tech Coast Venture Network

But over the next several years, states will be setting up Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchanges, offering qualified health insurance options for companies with as many as 100 employees, even more in later years. Tags: Human Resources business healthcare reform startup.

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