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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. I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual.

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Creating the Next Generation of US Employees. My Investment in Treehouse

Both Sides of the Table

But its objective is to teach the world web design or to program computers. And while Maker Studios is pure entertainment, TreeHouse is pure education. I will talk much more about Internet TV in a future post. TreeHouse is also a video company. I’m investing in businesses that reinvent education.

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Collaboration Over Competition: Competitors as Business Partners. Entrepreneurism / Monetization competition, ecommerce, small business. . The web is constantly changing—ne. Entrepreneurism / Monetization collaboration, Side-Projects, web design. . Sally Strebel, Page.ly. Worrying takes the focus. Funding / VC.

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