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The Impact Matrix: Prioritize Your 2013 Initiatives Using This Startup Ninja Tool

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Dynamic, growing startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, including: entering into potential partnerships, developing new products and accessing emerging markets. Impact – The degree to which the ideas further the venture’s objectives.

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Inventor Or Innovator – Which Are You?

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He freely shared his ideas and technology with others in the hopes that such openness would advance his scientific field of study. Numerous innovators capitalized upon them as well, creating dozens of multi-billion-dollar enterprises. Philo’s fellow researchers were not the only people who benefitted from his discoveries.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

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Shortly after we sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard, I had a conversation with the legendary venture capitalist Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital. Coworking Spaces - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , September 2, 2010 I've never been much of a fan of incubators. RSS is a means to an end, not a consumer experience in and of itself.

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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

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As noted in Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Pitch Their Ideas To Venture Capitalists , most sophisticated investors place their bets on people rather than opportunities. Jeff Carmody, Co-Founder of Agility Capital and a successful institutional investor, provided me with the outline shown below. Capitalization. Management Team.

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7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice)

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Attempt To License An Idea. Rationale: My idea is so mind-blowingly fantastic, I can sit back and collect licensing fees while someone else does all the work required to turn my idea into a successful business. Fallacy: Ideas are worthless, while skillful execution is priceless. Statue photo by Tony the Misfit on Flickr.

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Deal Hair: Is Your Startup More Like Russell Brand Or Bruce Willis?

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Venture Capital is a game of pattern matching. Bruce Willis deals command hefty valuations, as new injections of capital are typically applied to growing a self-sustaining business, rather than funding an ongoing burn rate. Other patterns VCs look for include: Technical Guru with great ideas, but no management experience.