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11 Quick Tips to Get More Value out of Your Board

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Yesterday I wrote a blog post about what the role of a board actually is. I can’t change who your board members are so let me offer some thoughts on how to make your interactions with your board more productive. Your goal should be to have discussions with your board.

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10 Reasons Why Capital Shouldn't Make Or Break Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Thiel is providing his mentees with capital to make their startups a reality. When you don't accept capital from someone else, you aren't beholden to anyone else's input. With a bank account full of someone else's money, it's hard not to feel flush with cash and have a false sense of security. Having no money can help you plan.

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Be Careful not to be Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

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Justyn Howard, founder of Sprout Social has a blog post that he’s written about his experiences of migrating from scrappy tools to more efficient ones (i.e. I know from experience – it helps fuel the wrong culture and it is very hard to rebuild your culture once it is set. Penny wise, pound foolish. I Love Scrappy.

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. Modern Social Networking.

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Interview with Brandon Hance, Audiolife

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From entry level garage bands, to international superstars, they all understand that cultivating your fan base online has a huge impact on your career. The store allows in-page transactions, and never redirects them to another site, keeping them captive and leveraging impulse buys. Talk a bit about your recent funding.

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How to Minimize the Red Tape and Taxes of a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If you aren’t so sure, need something fast, or need to keep your costs low, then an LLC is the best legal and taxable entity to facilitate your startup. Here are the key steps: Form the simplest legal entity early to cover your efforts. Now would be a good time to see your lawyer or accountant if you need more details.

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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

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By definition, you read blogs. If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. Absofuckinglutely.

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