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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

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I’m a very big proponent of the “lean startup movement&# as espoused by Steve Blank & Eric Ries. This benefits you, the entrepreneur. It’s the whole basis of my investment philosophy, which I call “ The Entrepreneur Thesis.&#. This post originally appeared on TechCrunch.

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Changes in Software & Venture Capital – Part 2 of 3

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This led to an explosion in startups. Surprisinly, this strategy works well with many entrepreneurs. It’s as though we forgot the management mantra of the 90′s about “core competencies&# or the most common VC advice to entrepreneurs: Focus. I’m less sure it will work well for returns. Funny, that.