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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

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It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. Of partner?

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Some People Are Indispensable, But No One Is Irreplaceable

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He was also often referred to as a “hotdog” for his self-promotional antics and lackadaisical on-field play. Although Mr. Jackson was assuredly a superstar baseball player, he failed to realize that even though he was indispensable, he was not irreplaceable. Reggie earned the nickname “Mr. But Reggie and Nettles are fighting.

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

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msuster looking for an inspired post on when an exclusivity deal (w/ major industry player) works (cons as well) for an early stage tech co. — As the desk-based Internet emerged it was initially sold through telecom carriers (after players like AOL and EarthLink innovated the market). PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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If you don’t follow the image reference above or the tag line, “ You don’t need double talk; you need Bob Loblaw “ (try saying it out loud) , and if you care! Oh, they didn’t cover that in your Stanford CS course? I know that people have an allergy to lawyers out of fear of being screwed. the link is here.

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Hands-on Techniques To Avoid Hiring Wantrepreneurs

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When I say “get personal,” I am referring to non-typical questions designed to determine who the candidate really is. Did you play any team or individual sports competitively? Read Part I HERE , Part II HERE and Part III HERE. This article originally appeared at Inc.com HERE. Sample Personal Questions. If so, did you enjoy relocating?

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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

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Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. Think of DataSift as turning the fire-hose into a cost-effective and manageable tap of running water. What does that mean?

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

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The crypto in cryptocurrency is of course referring to cryptography on the ability to encrypt your transactions so they can’t be modified after they have been written to the blockchain. In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well.

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