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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

equity debate. Teach Like You’re the Student - Steve Blank , August 10, 2010 “I never have let my schooling interfere with my education.”. Converts versus equity deals - Chris Dixon , August 31, 2010 There has been a debate going on the past few days over whether seed deals should be funded using equity or convertible notes (converts).

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Why The ‘Fail Fast’ Mantra Needs to Fail

Both Sides of the Table

The problem is that when you brand something that will be interpreting differently by people who weren’t part of the zeitgeist when the memo went out about what “fail fast&# meant then we educate the next generation of entrepreneurs to do things the wrong way. How do I know this? This is wrong.

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