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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies.

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Sexism Still Exists in Tech | Blatant Trolling at DeveloperWeek 2015

Tech Zulu Event

I received a press pass to DeveloperWeek 2015 last week in order to attend the “Advice to Live by from Women Developers” career panel moderated by the lead of Dice’s engineering team, Jennifer Petersen. Now you’d think we’d be a bit farther along today in 2015, right? for customers).

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8 Ways That Blogging Will Kickstart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I recommend that every entrepreneur start blogging in parallel with solution development for the following benefits: Get customer idea feedback before you commit resources. Develop an efficient and effective writing style. Start building your customer community early. Establish visibility and attract funding sources.

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What I’ve Learned from Fred Wilson

Both Sides of the Table

The final clip is Fred & I talking about whether “the best product wins” and my assertion that the bias in today’s Silicon Valley dominated tech world there is probably too much emphasis on tech at the expense of how to sell, implement and service customers. I remember writing about online video nearly 5 years ago.

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5 Unpleasant Startup Surprises and How To Recover

Startup Professionals Musings

Write every check personally, rather than relying on a bookkeeper or administrative help. Don’t allow your startup to “fail by success,” meaning too many orders delivered and inventory required for big customers, before their long payment cycle kicks in. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/23/2015.

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Grants May Be Free, But They Do Come at a Price

Startup Professionals Musings

Otherwise find an inexpensive class on grant writing. Some entrepreneurs become stuck in development, fixated on winning just one more grant, rather than moving on to marketing and real customers. The only real funding that counts in startup success comes from customers. Seek funding from multiple sources concurrently.

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Three Myths Retailers Hold About Apps, Debunked

Tech Zulu Event

This article will speak to reasons why retailers may choose to forgo mobile apps, and also argue that as consumers spend more time on their smartphones, building a responsive app that reaches out to customers, understands their behaviors and increases conversion rates ultimately benefits the brand. MYTH: Development costs are too high.

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