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How This Startup Kicked Oracle’s A$$

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According to Marten, it was a demoralizing blow that would have spooked the investors, if MySQL had acquiesced to the US company's demands. You can start the day demanding a lot from yourself, but you must end the day being nice to yourself. had practically no money and we got sued in the US by a publicly listed company.

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Extracting More Than Cash From Your Angel Investors

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In order to extract value beyond your Angel investors' cash, you must first assess three important parameters: (i) the relative strength of their personal brand, (ii) their ability to add operational value, and (iii) the amount of care and feeding they will demand from you. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

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In contrast, Pink Floyd followed their passion and created long-form, unified musical pieces they wanted to hear, rather than the pithy, three minute singles demanded by their label's executives. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS.

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Serious Presentation Tips From Standup Comics

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In addition, both comedians and entrepreneurs must engage and entertain their demanding audiences. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. As such, there is much entrepreneurs can learn from their comic brethren. Share and Enjoy.

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6 Hiring Lessons from Vince Lombardi

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Life on a demanding team sometimes requires sacrifices, whether that means late nights, working on a weekend, or going the extra mile when it really counts. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. Share and Enjoy.

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Lean Startup Legend Steve Blank Discloses His Most Daring Guerrilla Marketing Tactics

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Number two (was) to create end-user demand and drive it into our sales channel. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. Well, marketing's job number one was to understand customers' needs, desires, etc. Share and Enjoy.

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Recruit Cal Ripken, Not Reggie Jackson, To Your Startup

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Temperamental Superstars – These individuals episodically perform at a high level, yet they constantly demand a high level of managerial attention to assuage and reassure their oversized egos. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS.

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