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7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice)

InfoChachkie

As an entrepreneur, I helped create companies which achieved two IPOs and two trade sales totaling $385 million. Fallacy: Startup ventures tend to evolve, especially after you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. Your commitments to investors must be significant enough to compel them to write you a check.

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

InfoChachkie

Entrepreneurs can learn a great deal from the manner in which Pink Floyd created DSOTM. Pink Floyd recorded DSOTM after a year of writing and performing the material in front of live audiences. Entrepreneurs should always err on the side of long-term gain. Pay To Play. Share and Enjoy.

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Extracting More Than Cash From Your Angel Investors

InfoChachkie

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. Four Common Angel Archetypes. The Beauty Of Low Expectations.

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Serious Presentation Tips From Standup Comics

InfoChachkie

Comedians are entrepreneurs. They often write their own material, book their gigs, arrange their travel and negotiate and collect their compensation from club owners. In addition, both comedians and entrepreneurs must engage and entertain their demanding audiences. Share and Enjoy.

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Aaron Swartz | A Stranger in a Strange Land

Tech Zulu Event

At 14, he became a co-editor for the spec responsible for RSS technology. As Swartz became aware of the detrimental power and control the government can have on this planet’s most valuable asset, the human brain, this talented developer and entrepreneur did not hesitate to take on yet another role- as a political and internet activist.

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

Both Sides of the Table

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. As I write these words I’m aware that I could practically change the words AOL and Facebook for much of this section and with a few factual tweaks it might not be noticeable to the reader which of the firms I was talking about. cheap accessible digital hardware].