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Past Is Prologue: 13 Startup Lessons From How We Got To Now

InfoChachkie

Innovations generally thrive in a lively environment of collaboration and competition. It pays to document your thoughts so you can recall them and combine them with future hunches. Film and radio helped Hitler mislead a nation, yet those same technologies have also educated and entertained billions of consumers.

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How Tal Siach Found The World’s Ugliest Facebook Profile

InfoChachkie

What I like about the opportunity is that…Docstoc uploaded the…document and put it on TechCrunch. The negative publicity generated by the billboards forced Pillsbury to tone down its aggressive competitive tactics and firmly positioned Ben & Jerry’s as the industry’s darling underdog.

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Your Startup Should Emulate The Beatles, Not A Flock Of Seagulls

InfoChachkie

Competitive Rivalry. Competitive Rivalry. Even though the internal competition was strenuous, it was not until the twilight of the group’s career that it eroded the band’s cohesion. Select a team from sports, entertainment, fiction, politics, etc. The key characteristics of a successful Core Team include: Drive To Win.

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Taking Your Startup Public Is Fraught With Negatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Too many startups have experienced early financial losses and technical glitches, like King Digital Entertainment and the Facebook IPO a while back, which antagonized individual investors and startup executives as well. In addition, most ordinary investors are convinced that IPO rewards only go to insiders.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Your cousin specializes in entertainment law – that’s different. Like anything in life, if you want a fair deal on the deferred fee and warrant percentage you need to talk to a few lawyers to make it competitive. But make it competitive. Here’s a hack for you. Be fair, let your lawyers earn.

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How to Save MySpace

Jason Nazar

It should be the next generation content/ entertainment portal that leverages millions of user profiles to more accurately provide data to advertisers on what is appealing to specific demographics. Artwork/Content – let users upload and share virtually any digital content including artwork and documents that they can promote and sell.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

A very big thanks to Alexandra Harris, the founder of FanCause , a company that aims to connect entertainment brands with their fans to raise money. Don’t obsess over your competition because most times competition will implode on their own, pivot in a different direction, or you’ll learn to coexist. Sounds like a noble cause.

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