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Is it OK to Want to Make Money?

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The topic I chose to speak about was “lessons on starting a company&# but I created the sub-title in class “a Silicon Valley heresy&# since my goal was to slay many of the myths I believe exist right in the heart of Silicon Valley! Afterward, I came and spoke to her (and Steve’s) class on entrepreneurship. True, that.

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My Pal Dave: A Triumph of Substance Over Style

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I told him only 2 weeks ago when we were in London together that I wanted to write a blog post that has been in my head for 2 years. Wasn’t when Dave started championing it and making it a tenet of his incubator class. He isn’t personally driven by making a quick buck and I’ve seen him go out of his way to help entrepreneurs.

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Small Business Marketing | Get Customers versus Get Leads

Tech Zulu Event

Do you buy that $4 coffee every morning because you want to spend 4 bucks. Being in business since I was 18 years old has led to a lot of conferences, meetings, mixers, classes, tradeshows and after parties. Over 50,000 journalists use HARO to find experts to interview for TV, newspapers, books, magazines and blogs.

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What I’ve Learned About Venture Funding

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blog here ). Now the AP class. Founders who took mega bucks off the table already may not want to stick around beyond today’s salad days. Amnesia sets in and we get back on the merry-go-round. I saw this great image on Twitter courtesy of Simon Wardley , CC3.0 I see it in many young pups. Same as I felt. Straightforward.

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The Customer May Not Always Be Right, But You Had Better Listen Just The Same

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The irony is that currently both these onetime best in class companies are now in deep trouble. Both companies were spending big bucks to advertise yet the offer left me cold and I must not be alone in this as both companies have slumping sales. Blogs are a great way to engage a specific type of customer. How does that happen?

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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In order to get the most out of your discussions with your lawyer, take one or more Business Law classes. The rash of spam lawsuits from a few years ago is a good example of how two-bit, loser lawyers who cannot make an honest buck go after companies who are trying to do the right thing. Only one of these cases ever made it to court.

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Small Ideas, Big Benefits

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You may remember from 8th grade science class that Brownian motion describes the random movement of atomic matter, caused by collisions with molecules of the surrounding medium. The student who sold class notes had to convince the smart kids that they were getting adequate value by giving up their notes for free (i.e.,

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