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The most important person on the startup team

Berkonomics

The basic concept has to make some kind of sense given the technical, market and competitive environment, otherwise nothing else matters. This is where you find the superb Rails coder, and the world-class information architect, and the consummate sales guy, and the persuasive business development person, and the brilliant CFO.

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My Pal Dave: A Triumph of Substance Over Style

Both Sides of the Table

He had a philosophy that the future competition for startups would be design led and based on data analysis. 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. Sounds obvious.

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10 Examples of Companies With Fantastic Cultures

Tech Coast Venture Network

The airline industry is often mocked for grumpy employees and poor customer service, but Southwest Airlines bucks those trends. Employees of Twitter can also expect free meals at the San Francisco headquarters, along with yoga classes and unlimited vacations for some. Great company culture doesn’t happen on its own. Southwest Airlines.

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10 Examples of Companies With Fantastic Cultures

Tech Coast Venture Network

The airline industry is often mocked for grumpy employees and poor customer service, but Southwest Airlines bucks those trends. Employees of Twitter can also expect free meals at the San Francisco headquarters, along with yoga classes and unlimited vacations for some. Great company culture doesn’t happen on its own. Southwest Airlines.

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What I’ve Learned About Venture Funding

Both Sides of the Table

With perfect information and too much competition you pay up or they walk right down the street and get it from somebody else.” I’ve seen many a VC firm argue that “if we give them $10 million then they will massively pull away from competition and we crowd out the market.” Now the AP class.

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. Some funds like Battery Ventures have bucked the trend by raising $750 million. I’m not anti competition – to the contrary. VC will shrink.

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Ten Startup Tips From Steve Jobs

InfoChachkie

He overheard me talking about Steve Jobs in conjunction with the entrepreneurship class that I teach at UC Santa Barbara. As Harvard Professor Michael Porter notes, competitive advantage is not derived by doing things, “better, faster, cheaper.” An Insightful Steve Jobs Anecdote. Knowing What Not To Connect. “I’m

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