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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

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This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

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Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. What are some good examples of similar sites? Are there specs?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. What are some good examples of similar sites? Are there specs?

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Here are 10 Tips from BuzzFeed to Make Your Content Go Viral

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I recently had the pleasure of spending an hour with Jon Steinberg, president of Buzzfeed , a company who focuses on helping media companies make their content go viral. We also talked about why Jon decided to leave Google to become an EIR at a VC firm (Polaris) – minute 33. That’s why people turn up to Buzzfeed.

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Entrepreneurs: Are You an Olympic Athlete or a Spectator?

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The following guest post is from Laurie Barkman, Marketing Lead 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. In a small business, how much does pedigree matter?

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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

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. - Chris Dixon , September 12, 2010 My most useful career experience was about eight years ago when I was trying to break into the world of VC-backed startups. I applied to hundreds of jobs: low-level VC roles, startups jobs, even to big tech companies. knew he would bring immense value to me and the company. Kanye West.

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Avoid Death By PowerPoint – Create Slides That Don’t Suck

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If you are a startup seeking funding, convey your company's origins, your current status and your ideal exit. We were talking about an upcoming conference when he declared, "I hate PowerPoint. Pretend You're A TEDster - Hundreds of instructive examples of effective PowerPoint and Keynote slides reside online. What's Your Story?

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