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JUNE 24, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. These articles have inspired readers to experiment with their own mouth-to-mouth campaigns, including the one described below by Hubba''s Emma Nemtin. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Share and Enjoy.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Tool Users - Startups often have a long gestation period in which the team is in discovery mode, defining the company's value proposition, target market, pricing, business model, etc.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Of course, there has been no shortage of articles about Pinterest lately. While both of those things are relevant to my interests, this article is about neither. He’s also collecting inspiration for the office space at Circa (his latest company). I guess I was right. Instead, let’s talk about the men of Pinterest.

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JUNE 18, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. TV photo by gbaku.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

This article previously appeared in Forbes. I now use the Impact Matrix as a venture capital investor to help our portfolio companies objectively evaluate which initiatives they should pursue in the near-term, which they should re-considered in the future and which should be dismissed entirely. The Impact Matrix. Share and Enjoy.

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JUNE 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. John Lusk, along with his Co-Author Kyle Harrison, leveraged their humble company''s newsletter into The MouseDriver Chronicles , a New York Times bestselling book. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! I did this twice in my career and it allowed me to assess the people, culture and veracity of the company's value proposition before I joined full time. It's Not Me, It's You.

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MARCH 4, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. Mark framed his comments around the culture he built at Citrix, which has been augmented (and complicated) by the significant number of acquisitions the company executed during the past decade. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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APRIL 1, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! spread over three different companies (and) we brought it all together.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

This article previously appeared in Forbes. During Mark's tenure, Citrix has grown from 50 employees and few million dollars of revenue to a company 7,000 employees strong, generating revenue in excess of $2.4 If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Share and Enjoy.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! The Company. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Entrepreneurs routinely seek my advice regarding their executive summaries.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Venture Capital is a game of pattern matching. Hairy Pattern Matching. Share and Enjoy.

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MAY 6, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Jim Andelman, my Partner at Rincon Venture Partners , aptly describes the genesis of the Series A crunch, stating that: "Over the next 12-to-18 months, a lot of good companies that have been Seed financed are going to have a tough time raising a Series .

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! If you are a startup seeking funding, convey your company's origins, your current status and your ideal exit. Even so, I find myself repeatedly making the same recommendations, which I have codified below. 9 Steps To Better Slides.

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APRIL 11, 2011

I recently had the pleasure of spending an hour with Jon Steinberg, president of Buzzfeed , a company who focuses on helping media companies make their content go viral. I’ll write a post on how to give feedback to employees and then I’ll get emails from people telling me they forwarded it to their whole team.

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JUNE 4, 2012

As an entrepreneur, I helped create companies which achieved two IPOs and two trade sales totaling $385 million. Hopefully this article and the accompanying six-minute video will help you avoid learning these mission-critical lessons the hard way. No one has heard of you, your company or your solutions. Grant Exclusivity.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. I define a "VC" as, "a professional investor who deploys third-party funds into relatively early-stage companies." If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Microscopic Industry. Manipulate Your Odds.

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APRIL 29, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. How can you protect your company''s reputation when a rouge customer unjustly flames your startup? If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Unfortunately, an articulate and engaging negative review on Yelp!,

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! A startup leader's primary responsibility is to maximize the return to its stakeholders, which include the company's global and local neighbors, employees, suppliers, customers and investors. Stakeholder Responsibility. Be boring in public.

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JULY 23, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. companies should… focus on building amazing products. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Chris is the CEO of Gnip , a Foundry Group portfolio company. If you have $hitty products, the marketing is impossible.

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MARCH 25, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. However, the Beatles' early career was a series of failures, culminating in their unsuccessful audition with the leading record company of their era, Decca Records. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Share and Enjoy.

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MARCH 18, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! In contrast, Hands-on Clueless Investors should be avoided, unless your company will imminently fail without their money and you have no other viable sources of cash.

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MAY 27, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. Unlike many viral marketing events, the company''s latest guerilla marketing stunt was not luck. As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the web development community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News.

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JULY 30, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. Rather than hire the clichéd booth babes (which I have always found to be more than a bit sleazy), the company secured the services of a cigar-smoking, bearded angel with an exaggerated New York accent. Her company has since signed a contract with Central Desktop.

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APRIL 26, 2016

Facebook opens up Instant Articles to all publishers. If you don’t know, Instant Articles are Facebook’s new way to natively load articles within the app using an adapted RSS feed. Stats… After Gawker properties live on Facebook Instant Articles, US UVs up to 4.7m, from earlier norm of 4m. Sound familiar?

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

This article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Be Yourself - Represent yourself, not the company in your comments. Stay Macro - Engage discussions from a perspective that is larger than your company.

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

This article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! If you find one, you become a company. If you don’t find one, you become an ex-company.". The song is akin to a lean startup's minimally viable product (MVP). Lean Music. Lean To Stout.

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MAY 29, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Industry veterans know each other and freely share information about up-and-coming products, companies and people. Because Your Big Break May Start As A Little One. Share and Enjoy.

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JUNE 11, 2012

According to a January 2012 Forbes article, nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED BY AMERICA'S 400 RICHEST PEOPLE Source: Forbes Magazine, Jan 2012. Share and Enjoy.

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JANUARY 21, 2013

As an early executive at MySQL, he helped build the company into the world's most used open source database. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! MatchON Sports it was one of the biggest dot com companies in Finland and it went straight ( into) the wall and went bankrupt.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. As Co-Founder and CEO of Commission Junction, Lex grew the company from two employees to become the de facto leader in the world of affiliate marketing, beating Google in the process. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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JANUARY 7, 2013

This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! and tell them what he knew and what he thought his place should be in the company. How can we make this a better company, with people who may have different skills than some of us.

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MAY 14, 2012

Along with GoToMyPC, companies like Netflix, Classmates and ZoneLabs were learning from each other. free weekly Infochachkie articles! I know these particular companies well, as I am an investor in some of them and an ardent fan of the rest. It’s going to be exciting to watch the company’s continued rapid progress.”.

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APRIL 21, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! It was that love of serving people that led me on my long journey of starting a company.". I took that lesson of integrity and brought it with me when I started my company.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! . During the late 1980's, Steve accepted a senior executive role at SuperMac, a Macintosh graphics card company that Steve jokes was, “Fifth in a group of three.". the VP of Sales the richest person in the company. Good News Bad News.

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JULY 9, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Unlike seeking a position with a big company, you cannot simply scan Craigslist, shotgun your LinkedIn profile and do the interview dance. Bilbo''s Offer Letter.

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