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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

These courses all proved to be serious influences on turning the dream of starting their own company into a reality. On the first day of class, Professor Greathouse told his students, “Take a look around the class, these are the people you will most likely start a company with,” and boy was he right. Share and Enjoy.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

During the late 1980's, Steve accepted a senior executive role at SuperMac, a Macintosh graphics card company that Steve jokes was, “Fifth in a group of three.". Despite these abundant resources, the team's ineffectiveness was reflected by the company's dismal 11% market share. I used the same product to. Good News Bad News.

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JUNE 25, 2012

Seth began his entrepreneurial career when he dropped out of the University of California, Santa Barbara at 19 years old to start a clothing company, which he eventually built into a national line of denim products featured at Nordstrom, Macy’s and Neiman Marcus. Share and Enjoy.

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MARCH 4, 2013

Their deep understanding of their customers, an uncompromising drive to create a quality product and the courage to ignore the music industry's formulaic approach to producing hits resulted in the creation one of the top selling non-compilation albums of all time. This audience feedback allowed the band to iteratively modify their creation.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

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. Risk of Defocus – To what extent is the idea aligned with the venture’s overall vision. Share and Enjoy.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The Company. What does your pain reliever look like, how is it implemented by the customer and what future products do you expect to roll out? What does your pain reliever look like, how is it implemented by the customer and what future products do you expect to roll out? paper cut vs. bleeding artery)? Distribution and Sales.

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JUNE 18, 2012

Philo Farnsworth created a technology which underlies one of the 20 th Century’s most ubiquitous products, yet he died a man of modest means and is relatively unknown today. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. TV photo by gbaku.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Sales Guy who can package and promote the opportunity, but who has minimal product development capabilities. Corporate Refugee without entrepreneurial experience, but has proven his leadership capabilities at a big company. Entrepreneurs must be self aware in order to properly manage this pattern-matching phenomenon. Share and Enjoy.

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JULY 25, 2012

But even Facebook admitted in their SEC filings that this was a weak solution and that they don’t currently generate any meaningful revenue from the use of Facebook mobile products. Facebook is a big, smart company. But they’re missing a huge opportunity here. But, a mobile phone is still a phone. Shameless plug coming here.)

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The following guest post is from Dan Monarko, Online Marketing Manager at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Go With Your Gut.

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APRIL 13, 2011

RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. So if you are outside the U.S.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

That’s also the case on Pinterest where he pins bits of awesome and products he loves. He’s also collecting inspiration for the office space at Circa (his latest company). • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS.

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APRIL 1, 2013

How did a small, open source software company from Finland capture billions in market share from Oracle? spread over three different companies (and) we brought it all together. Marten continues his story by describing the company's first major challenge. You must never let a big, fat American company do this to you.'

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you are a startup seeking funding, convey your company's origins, your current status and your ideal exit. Slides Are Not Art - Compelling images are important, but ensure that your message is not overcome by design and production elements. What's Your Story? Stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Share and Enjoy.

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MARCH 15, 2010

I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. I think they’re missing something. I instantly loved the guy.

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

The song is akin to a lean startup's minimally viable product (MVP). If you find one, you become a company. If you don’t find one, you become an ex-company.". In a similar manner, lean startups must rapidly and cheaply develop minimally viable products and quickly assess the merit of their underlying value propositions.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

Although the exact sequence of events is a bit unclear, it appears that Hacker News user "lukethomas"(who is unaffiliated with Divshot) was prompted to create the Hacker News post after reading a tweet about the initiation of the company's private beta. Be Yourself - Represent yourself, not the company in your comments.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Major Phases / Major Features - What are the major features in the major phases for the product? What set of functionality would make your company launch-ready? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Do you need to provide RSS? What do you see as some of the bigger risks / challenges?

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MAY 6, 2013

Jim Andelman, my Partner at Rincon Venture Partners , aptly describes the genesis of the Series A crunch, stating that: "Over the next 12-to-18 months, a lot of good companies that have been Seed financed are going to have a tough time raising a Series . A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. A from a new outside lead.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Major Phases / Major Features - What are the major features in the major phases for the product? What set of functionality would make your company launch-ready? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Do you need to provide RSS? What do you see as some of the bigger risks / challenges?

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AUGUST 1, 2012

The following guest post is from Courtney Englert, Customer Success Intern at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Follow Courtney on Twitter at [link].

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JUNE 3, 2013

John Lusk, along with his Co-Author Kyle Harrison, leveraged their humble company''s newsletter into The MouseDriver Chronicles , a New York Times bestselling book. Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver.

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JULY 2, 2012

In the following 3-minute video I discuss the four categories that emerge when employees’ productivity and their required degree of managerial oversight are considered. Give them conscribed assignments which compliment their talents, but minimize the degree to which they interact with the rest of the company. Share and Enjoy.

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MAY 14, 2012

Along with GoToMyPC, companies like Netflix, Classmates and ZoneLabs were learning from each other. This latest wave in this transformation has been enabled by a number of sophisticated technology companies, including: Burstly , Coull , Collider Media , GraphEffect , SteelHouse , RingRevenue , GumGum , and DataPop. Share and Enjoy.

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JULY 9, 2013

Unlike seeking a position with a big company, you cannot simply scan Craigslist, shotgun your LinkedIn profile and do the interview dance. At Computer Motion (NASDAQ: RBOT, acquired by Intuitive Surgical), I helped negotiate the company’s new phone system, which saved over $35,000, before I was an employee.

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MAY 27, 2013

Unlike many viral marketing events, the company''s latest guerilla marketing stunt was not luck. As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the web development community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News. Geo was a lightly veiled reference to Geocities, a Web 1.0

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JUNE 24, 2013

One way to do so is to ensure that when your customers share their experiences with your products and solutions, they do so with the passion and intensity of a soulful kiss. In Hubba''s case, the company was well rewarded for its boldness. 4 analysts, 6 potential partners and 9 institutional investors reached out to the company.

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MARCH 1, 2010

RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. And as a result we have bred a culture of companies that have been quite innovative on making money. Thats not Los Angeles.

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MARCH 25, 2013

However, the Beatles' early career was a series of failures, culminating in their unsuccessful audition with the leading record company of their era, Decca Records. Wrong Product - The material for the audition was selected by the group's manager, Brian Epstein. The words "failure" and "the Beatles" seldom appear in the same sentence.

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MARCH 18, 2013

Impact - In this context, value-added is defined as worthwhile actions performed by an Angel on behalf of your venture, such as: introductions, executive recruiting, product feedback and strategic advice. The Elusive Engaged, High-Profile Investor. Share and Enjoy.

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APRIL 21, 2013

It was that love of serving people that led me on my long journey of starting a company.". My mother and father started a little hardware company in Price, Utah and they turned it into a very, very successful construction company. I took that lesson of integrity and brought it with me when I started my company.

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APRIL 29, 2013

How can you protect your company''s reputation when a rouge customer unjustly flames your startup? The respondent to the customer complaint was Tige Young, CEO and Owner of the Tui Tai Expeditions , cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth.". This pattern holds true for Tui Tai Expeditions.

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MAY 29, 2012

Industry veterans know each other and freely share information about up-and-coming products, companies and people. Be sure your company does not become the entrepreneurial equivalent of a great band that few people have heard. Small World – Every industry is small. Incremental success is the norm. Share and Enjoy.

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JULY 9, 2012

The giant search engine is set to end less used products or combining a number of them into more resourceful ones. So last fall we started a spring clean , and since then we’ve closed or combined more than 30 products”. Google has from late last year embarked on an in-house cleaning project.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

Although this is a core competency that must be honed over time, there is a cadre of SaaS hiring tools that the world’s leading tech companies deploy to their advantage. The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards.

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JULY 30, 2012

Rather than hire the clichéd booth babes (which I have always found to be more than a bit sleazy), the company secured the services of a cigar-smoking, bearded angel with an exaggerated New York accent. Her company has since signed a contract with Central Desktop. A company has a personality.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

As Co-Founder and CEO of Commission Junction, Lex grew the company from two employees to become the de facto leader in the world of affiliate marketing, beating Google in the process. The author identifies four primary forces which are present within all healthy organizations: Production, Stabilization, Innovation and Unification.

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