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Generative AI – The End of Empty Textboxes

TechEmpower

This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! Applying that solution to our job matching site made perfect sense. That’s why we’re planning on building most of our sites this way in the future. That’s why we’re planning on building most of our sites this way in the future.

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8 Tasks To Prepare You For Starting Your Own Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Make sure the name and trademarks you want are available, as well as web site address, social media tags, and any other intellectual property. Define key metrics to measure progress and success. Use comparable metrics for managing team member results. Pick a name, location, and marketing strategy early.

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Interview with Tara Weingarten, VroomGirls

socalTECH

As automotive web sites go, there are lots of review and information sites giving you information about new and used cars, magazines and information sites for auto enthusiasts, and discussion sites and groups for all kinds of cars. But, it turns out, there are not any automotive sites specifically geared towards women.

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How Many Entrepreneurs Really Need a Business Plan?

Startup Professionals Musings

They cite sources like a recent BusinessWeek story, “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ” and this NY Times article. In fact, they are probably in such a hurry to give you money that they don’t want you to waste time writing anything down and passing it along to new investors. You need money, and plan to do crowdfunding.

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Pragmatism with Flavor

TechEmpower

Focusing on the metrics that ultimately drive the business, often the bottom line, has provided a reality check, a counter-weight to the desire to consume all new technologies. So even if that business doesn't exist as anything but a web site, we want them to avoid unnecessary technology risks. It's a fun and funny business to be in.

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Joey Flores On Earbits' Life, Death, and Resurrection

socalTECH

The day after we shut down the site, we got an email from this company, saying they had a big opportunity they'd like to talk to us about. Joey Flores: For starters, we're smart enough not to believe anything until it is in writing. How did you know they were serious? We had a lot of reasons we had to do a lot of things.

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The Peter Principle Can Paralyze Your Startup Team

Startup Professionals Musings

Everyone must know how to listen, talk and write. Set your own metrics and rewards to map to results. Most startups don’t have the time or resources to send team members to formal training classes, either in-house or off-site. As the founder, you won’t have a finance chief, a marketing staff or a requirements manager.

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