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What Makes an Entrepreneur (3/11) – Ability to Pivot

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This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I also wonder about the entrepreneur who would sign a term sheet that came from somebody they hadn’t gotten to know over time. Geni.com beget Yammer.

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6 Tips for Building Relationships with Journalists

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It got me thinking, which for me is always the sign of a good blog post. If you’re Yammer , Mint or RedBeacon (all winners) you’re knighted with wonderful coverage. In my blog I just save that for the comments where people can say what their perspectives are. Also, remember that this is the era of the blog.

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

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We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price. This is wrong.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

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Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). And I know that great startups like Yammer are doing well. Blogging has gone through many iterations. I use Wordpress for this blog and it’s great. Enter Xobni. It sucked.

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On Leadership, Teams, Success & Happiness

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If you click on no other links in this blog please read this one by David Brooks about why Amy Chua is a wimp and not a hard ass mom. These are the skills I look for in entrepreneurs and leaders. It is the very fabric of what I believe forms the entrepreneur DNA. Real entrepreneurs are able to attract others to their calling.

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