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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

InfoChachkie

I reached out to Michael after their surprising day at the top of Hacker News during early September. The innocuous post, which was simply titled " Divshot " generated over 110 comments and was awarded nearly 200 points by Hacker News' notoriously jaded readers. As Michael notes, "Social news is heavily driven by conversations.

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When to pivot from your original plan?

Berkonomics

We are not always smart about the market or the product. Well, the good news is that great teams are not bound by their original product or marketing plan. My favorite example of a world class pivot comes from the CEO and board of one of my most successful investments. My story of a great pivot.

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Square Sellers Will Get Apple’s ‘Tap to Pay’ on iPhones This Year

Tech.Co

Get the latest news delivered to your inbox — whether you're at home or in the office. Even if it takes off, given how slow new tech adaptation tends to happen, we can safely assume we'll still be using plenty of Square hardware like its familar white dongle for years to come. Sign up to the Tech.co newsletter.

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment

InfoChachkie

If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. I have used Guy’s previous book, The Art Of The Start (Art ), in my UC Santa Barbara New Venture Creation class for the past five years.

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Leaping off the cliff: Making your business virtual

Berkonomics

Overnight, just about every company went into a hiring freeze and massive layoffs dominated the news. Email readers, continue here…] We brainstormed with a consultant and each other. One idea kept rising to the top of our list: abandoning our Class A office space which had been designed and decorated with great love.

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What Startups Can Learn About PR and Crisis Management

Both Sides of the Table

Journalists write stories that have an appeal to readers whether the accusations have merit or not. Just look at the silly Obama birther debate that we wasted so many news cycles on. Is it ever appropriate to just let a news cycle pass assuming the story will move on and die down? Don’t Bury Bad News.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

Tech news keeps proclaiming “phone calls are dead,” which is useful except that the data suggests the exact opposite. In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. Calls are changing but not dying. PHONE CALLS. Enter phone calls.

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