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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Move Fast. Be Agile. Stay Focused.

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. The ability to execute at faster speeds and to rapidly adapt their course is what enables them to compete and to protect themselves from the big companies. It can quickly move you off course. Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Setting up Shop - Picking an Office Space

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Decorating and style Presentation is everything, whether it is how you dress, a power point or how an office is designed. We are a creative, Internet advertising company, so we wanted to design our office to reflect that. Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Go Fast, but Don’t Hurry

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. My emotions tell me to go faster, logic and fear tell me to stay the course. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Inventing Stuff, Obviously Impossible?

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Of course, a lot of that time was spent convincing people that the Internet was going to grow, and therefore there was going to be a need to make it easy for people to find content and sites on the Internet. Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 6.0 - the Rubicon Project: Internet Advertising

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" has come to represent the moment when people commit themselves to a risky and revolutionary course of action. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. So, we decided to move the company to Silicon Valley (with a little encouragement from Sequoia, of course). Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 3.0: Internet advertising is good. No, it’s bad. Oh wait… it IS good!

Frank Addante

Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. If so, buy them (at a reasonable price, of course). Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc. What the hell did I know?