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Domain Experience Gives Entrepreneurs an Unfair Advantage

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There’s one attribute (coming soon) that I need to have in order to write a check but I don’t believe is vital for success. I have a good friend who spent years building relationships with senior executives at media companies. The exact same team had worked on 2 previous customer service startups (and 1 non-CS product).

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

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aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. but: Something is Still Missing.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

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We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. We’re Living In The Dark Ages Of Social Media - rosskimbarovsky.com , August 9, 2010 If you believe the media and social media “experts&# , we’re living in the Renaissance of social media. What’s going to happen in the future?' The Dry Run. Lessons at the end.).

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

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. - 500 Hats , July 30, 2010 Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 Customer Development Checklist for My Web Startup – Part 1 - Ash Maurya , February 16, 2010 How-to learn about angel/vc term sheets - Gabriel Weinberg , June 28, 2010 Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups (..)

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

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That’s @MeganBerry to you, blogger and social media expert, marketing manager of Klout.com. Automating the Path to a Better User Experience - The Product Guy , July 5, 2010 I started writing about Quick-UX in 2008. Customer Validation needs to have the CEO actively involved. Customer Development Diagnostics over Lunch.

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