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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

friend of mine asked me to chat with a startup he’d invested in. My angel investing strategy vs Joshua Schachter - Gabriel Weinberg , May 18, 2010 Joshua Schacter has a great AMA thread on HN about angel investing. they released a new 2.0 At best I think business plan competitions are a waste of time. I know I do.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Just Say What it Is

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! This is particularly a problem in crowded markets where they are trying hard to differentiate themselves from their competition.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! In todays highly competitive job marketplace, it is becoming increasingly more difficult. ► October (1) New Video!

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INNOVATION - A Scientist's Perspective

AeA Los Angeles Council

This 15-20 year prospecting, as a general rule, requires a long-term investment strategy by the government. One, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) has an office called the Office of Science and Technology Policy, or OSTP, which heads up the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) ( [link] ). Army, for example.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Elements of Sustainable Companies

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! I guess this is how a world-class firm like Sequoia Capital finds and invests in world-class companies such as Google, Yahoo!,

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Tear Down Your Firewalls

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! They are afraid of their competition finding out about the idea, a bigger company trying to steal it or some other entrepreneur doing it first.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: The Kool-Aid Test: “Why do I need anything? Why do I need yours? Why do I need it now?"

Frank Addante

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! because they are so focused on being better than their competition. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit

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