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Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities

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I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. It’s why I love the idea of the FailCon conference and hope to speak there one day. 4:30 How did you come up with the idea of customer development? I remember this lesson well. Maybe the first step is talking openly about it.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

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Paul Graham on trends for the future - Business of Software Blog , August 25, 2010 Paul Graham spoke at last year's Business of Software conference. Making Money From Social Games - ArcticStartup , August 23, 2010 Games Developer Conference Europe 2010 (GDCE) took place last week in Cologne, Germany. Developer.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

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How to Enchant Your Customer - How to Change the World , November 23, 2010 I love to do business with small businesses—in-store, online, for myself, for others, for pleasure, for work—it doesn’t matter to me. Your First Iteration of an Idea Will Be Wrong. think his slides are great (and by far much easier on the eye then mine.).