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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

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Most newspapers are written at a third-grade reading level, White House press releases average a fourth-grade reading level and the New York Times is easily digestible by the average fifth grader. What does your pain reliever look like, how is it implemented by the customer and what future products do you expect to roll out?

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How This Startup Kicked Oracle’s A$$

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According to Marten, "Suddenly, when we were building our business and we thought that this very vital component of our product would be part of us, suddenly it was owned by one of our competitors. On the following Monday, Marten was besieged by the tech press. It was completely devastating.". Fortunately, he was ready.

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Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style

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companies should… focus on building amazing products. If you have amazing products, the marketing of those products is trivial. If you have $hitty products, the marketing is impossible. Instead of focusing on marketing as an activity… integrate it into (your) products.”. We have never done a press release.

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Olympic Lessons for Startup Life

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Michael Phelps knows all about this one: he got as much press for partying at U of Michigan as he did for one of the greatest athletic performances of all time. But they won’t succeed unless they’re striving for something bigger — an idea, a cause, or a revolutionary product. Follow Courtney on Twitter at [link]. Share and Enjoy.

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Recruit Cal Ripken, Not Reggie Jackson, To Your Startup

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In addition to his reputation as a showoff, Reggie was renowned for deriding his teammates in the press and initiating clubhouse fights. In the following 3-minute video I discuss the four categories that emerge when employees’ productivity and their required degree of managerial oversight are considered. Share and Enjoy.

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The Series A Crunch Is For Entrepreneurs Who Can’t Create Their Own Luck

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Their demise, albeit painful in the short term, frees the employees (and in some cases the underlying technology) to pursue more productive opportunities. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

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

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Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. Putting their expensive educations to good use, they aptly named their novelty product a "MouseDriver". So naturally, we started getting all this product awareness, right?