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Attorney and Startup Business Advisor – Aaron Shechet

SoCal CTO

It was definitely challenging to make something like that happen in an academic environment. You are writing about the essentials of business. In my case, I am breaking down “business” to its fundamentals, which begins with a definition of what, exactly, is a “business.” Look forward to connecting around the SEO topic.

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The Power of Quora & Why Benchmark was Right to Pay Up

Both Sides of the Table

Fred talks about it here – he beat me to the punch because I always wanted to write about how awesome this is. Frankly, I enjoyed the community so much that I would have continued to come back more often but my blogging pace has been such that evening time commenting on an answer website was time away from writing pieces like this.

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How To Build Startup Credibility Before Your Brand

Startup Professionals Musings

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Trying to write something down for someone else to understand quickly, will tell you if you really understand it yourself.

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7 Reasons to Start a Blog Before Shipping a Product

Startup Professionals Musings

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Trying to write something down for someone else to understand quickly, will tell you if you really understand it yourself.

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10 Steps to a Memorable Website for Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Don’t forget basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so search engines improve your ranking. They will exit quickly.

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Interview with Gordon Gould, SmartyPants Vitamins

socalTECH

You and I are from a web background, and usually, when you run into problem--if you're not asking for something unreasonable like artificial intelligence--there is always a way to write some software, or put together a workaround to deal with the issue. It's definitely the classic bootstrap in that regard, we're definitely not living large.

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Angel Investing Skill 2 – Domain Knowledge

Both Sides of the Table

And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check. Basically, I’m talking about being an angel leader and not follower.

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