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8 Smart Tips To Soliciting Friends And Family Funding

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In fact, according to a classic article on Fundable , and other statistics, friends and family are still the major funding source for new ventures, investing over $60 billion annually, more than all professional sources combined.

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What to Make of Amazon’s Work Practices?

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There is much discussion about this weekend’s article in the NY Times regarding Amazon’s work practices. For anybody who has never worked in a hard-charging environment I can see how this article portrays a unidimensional view of Amazon but it isn’t one I believe tells the complete story.

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My Favorite Entrepreneur Story in a Long Time

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This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. This morning I was reading my social media and came across an article that Christine Tsai had posted on Facebook. What I learned from the article? Here is the article from the LA Times. If you don’t like it hot, use less,” he said. What touched me?

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The Misstep of Quora and The Importance of Trust Amongst Your Community

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I read this story on Ivan Kirigin’s blog that shows that Quora was posting which articles you’re reading to other people without your consent. But is that worth it if it means that people no longer trust reading Quora articles for fear of being outed? Of course not. It’s funny timing for me personally.

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In Defense of Uber: An Unbiased Opinion

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This article had much resonance with me. ” Ironic that an article purporting to uncover a company with no training would publish pseudo journalism about the Uber experience. If you interview the neighbors of Airbnb you’d get a very different article. Aren’t they screwing over drivers? They don’t care.

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10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups

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When you’re inside the bubble and paying attention to every announcement of your nearest 3-4 competitors it’s easy to get despondent when they get their killer press articles or announce new features. And they’re reading your press articles and thinking, “shit, they have everything figured out.&#

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Social Media Faking It – Cheaper Than You May Think, But Still Not Worth It

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If an article has numerous social shares (i.e., How much will social media fame cost you in 2014? At $6,800, it is probably cheaper than you thought. What a bargain.