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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. Listening to young people talk about social networking as a new phenomenon is a bit like hearing people talk about a remake of a famous song from my youth as though it was the original version.

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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. I promise I will never tweet about lousy music or that killer burrito I just ate. Share and Enjoy.

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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. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse.

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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. I promise I will never tweet about a surfing dog or that killer burrito I just ate.

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Serious Presentation Tips From Standup Comics

InfoChachkie

In addition, both comedians and entrepreneurs must engage and entertain their demanding audiences. Comedians often ask their audience questions and make comments about peoples'' wardrobes, dates, drinks, etc. In most cases, they stoically move about the room, even when the audience is laughing uproariously. Share and Enjoy.

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

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I also found out they only cared about four applications. Number two (was) to create end-user demand and drive it into our sales channel. If the words 'let me tell you about sales' came out of your mouth, you were fired. I promise I will never tweet about sports, politics or religion - just startup stuff. To talk to me.

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6 Hiring Lessons from Vince Lombardi

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It’s not just about hiring brilliant people – it’s about building a brilliant team. Veterans, college athletes, and people who donate their time to good causes are all experts at thinking about what it takes to make the organization succeed. Tip: Pay attention to folks who are used to working as a part of high-performance teams.

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