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Entrepreneurs Needed to Keep Web 3.0 From Fading

Startup Professionals Musings

Real time on-demand collaboration. Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications now allow on-demand collaboration. Examples include Google Docs, Salesforce.com, Slideshare.net, and Box.net. It’s too expensive to fly across country for marketing trade shows and big sales meetings. People on the Web now include everyone.

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Five Clues To Web 3.0 Opportunities Here Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Real time on-demand collaboration. Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications now allow on-demand collaboration. Examples include Google Docs, Salesforce.com, Slideshare.net, and Box.net. It’s too expensive to fly across country for marketing trade shows and big sales meetings. People on the Web now include everyone.

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The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand

Both Sides of the Table

They are either a sign of naive founders or naive investors (because they will quickly develop a reputation in the market and because future investors in that company will all demand your terms, which therefore will include a full ratchet). What happens in a sale or acqui-hire? At a minimum every angel investor should ask for this.

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