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Top Ten infoChachkie Entries Of 2011

InfoChachkie

Ideas Are Worthless. 2012 And Beyond. For instance, I was recently asked by Inc.com to write a weekly column. All the best in 2012 and beyond…. Appeared on Reddit’s front page. Startup Tips From Jeff Bezos. Generated > 500 Tweets, from Technorati, BusinessInsider and my site. What Are My Options Worth?

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Startup Tips From College Dropouts: Zuckerberg, Jobs, Gates, Dell, Ellison, Branson and Disney

InfoChachkie

HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED BY AMERICA'S 400 RICHEST PEOPLE Source: Forbes Magazine, Jan 2012. According to a January 2012 Forbes article, nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. Even if an established leader in your industry does not see the wisdom in your ideas, do not waiver.

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Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks

Both Sides of the Table

.” Here’s what I mean … Let’s start with what it takes for a journalist to want to write a story. Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)? One of the masters of this in the startup technology world is Flurry.

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Interview with Mike Macadaan, Urbandig

socalTECH

What's the idea behind Urbandig? When I had this idea in 2004, there was no iPhone, and smart phones didn't play well. There are lots of knowledgeable people that we find to write these guides--people who grew up there, and who are experts in the area. Mike Macadaan: It's actually a thesis I have had since 2004.

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10 Top Reasons For First-time Entrepreneur Failure

Startup Professionals Musings

They count on learning from their mistakes, and use the experience to move to the next idea. The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business. Idea has limited business opportunity. Not every good idea is a good business.

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days. You allow us to get off the ad-laden media churn conveyor belt and spend quality time on amazing ideas, people, and companies.

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Interview with Anne Walls and John Singleton, WordHustler

socalTECH

What's the whole idea behind WordHustler? In their case, people write their scripts on a web site, and when they're done, they can submit them to contests with a single click. What kind of writing and writers are you targeting? People can write comments and rate publishers, which we vet very carefully.

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