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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money.

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How to Build Online Relationships into Meaningful Networks

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Marshall Kirkpatrick (@marshallk) January 24, 2015. It’s an online relationship and I actually believe that as of 2015 I’ve met more of my close connections in the past 5-7 years online before offline. years before… — Shafqat Islam (@shafqatislam) January 24, 2015. I write lots of people on Twitter.

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Attention Startup Accelerators: Your Job Is Not Over After Demo Day

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Good news: a quick review of TechCrunch’s March 2015 List of Top 20 U.S. My Forbes co-contributor Geri Stengel concurs that something is happening in the Volunteer State, writing last month about that state’s emerging women entrepreneurs. Adopt A “Whatever It Takes” Mentality.

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8 Ways That Blogging Will Kickstart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Develop an efficient and effective writing style. Your reach with a blog is much broader than traditional business networking channels and industry conferences. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/15/2015. A good blog is a short and tightly-written message, which is key to every business communication.

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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

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” They prefer to sit in front of a computer doing spreadsheets or coding or writing emails and working on marketing materials than they do investing time in human relationships. This got him more power and with that power he executed on his belief system and had a lousy 2015 season. They attend conferences and do marketing.

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10 Steps To Finding The Right Startup Co-Founder

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are 10 common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Take a hard look at your own business strengths and weaknesses, and write down what partner skills and experiences would best complement yours.

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