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Brad Feld: Secrets To A Successful Startup Life (Hint – Creating Wealth Ain’t Everything)

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Brad is in the midst of writing a series of startup-oriented books. When writing Startup Life , Brad noted that he and Amy''s primary goal was to avoid a YARB (Yet Another Relationship Book). I shared with Brad that I often struggle with how much personal information I share in my public persona. It''s not true. Share and Enjoy.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

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I said, ''Hey, listen were going to start writing this newsletter and it''s going to highlight our trials and tribulations, our failures and our successes. If you want to be kept informed just send me an email and let me know that you''re in, and that was it. Saying, ''Hey, we want to pay you to write a book.’

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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. I think they’re missing something. Brad did not know Mark.

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Entrepreneurs Now Start Hyperlocal Then Go Global

Startup Professionals Musings

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 information that’s “too small” or otherwise not important enough for mainstream news sites, such as restaurant inspections, building permits, and fire department dispatches.

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Extracting More Than Cash From Your Angel Investors

InfoChachkie

Ideally, such early-stage investors should have the experiences and motivation to help their ventures establish a sustainable business model, rather than simply writing a check before moving on to their next investment. Angel investors are often the sole source of funding for startups at the critical pre-launch stage. Share and Enjoy.

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Using Social Media To Deal With Customer Trolls

InfoChachkie

However, rather than ignore discontented customers, Tige does a masterful job of crafting rebuttals that are informative, appropriately deferential and amusing. . Clearly, the relative degree of informality should be consistent with your company''s marketing "voice." Channeling Tige. Share and Enjoy.

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Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

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FreedomSpeaks is a startup developing a business around connecting people with information about their political representatives, and also enabling organizations and others to do the same. I am someone who likes to interact with my Representatives and Senators, by way of writing letters, emailing, and what not.

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