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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups.

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Entrepreneurs Now Start Hyperlocal Then Go Global

Startup Professionals Musings

Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Give people a way to follow news around a particular block.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I For example we have a theme we call human computer interaction, a theme we call Glue – which is a software layer that glues things together on the internet. Oblong, Minority Report, and the rise of Spatial Operating Systems. And then was hired by Stephen Spielberg for Minority Report.

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Smart Startups Think Global But Act Hyperlocal

Startup Professionals Musings

Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. Give people a way to follow news around a particular block.

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Recruit Cal Ripken, Not Reggie Jackson, To Your Startup

InfoChachkie

The best way to maximize the performance of a Temperamental Superstar is to make them a sole contributor, with no direct reports. Although Mr. Jackson and Mr. Ripken represent extreme examples of high and low maintenance sports superstars, the analogy they represent is valid in the business world. Share and Enjoy.

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Go West Young Men: Winklevoss Twins Buy $18M L.A. Mansion To Dive Into SoCal Tech Scene

SoCal Delicious

Colleen Taylor is based in San Francisco where she is a reporter for TechCrunch TV. Previously she worked for GigaOM, where she reported on startups and Silicon Valley. Earlier, Colleen reported for Mergermarket, an online newswire and subsidiary of the Financial Times focused on M&A. Examples: TechCrunch and.

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