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The Magical Founding Team Mix For Web Startups
sales
August 16, 2010
At a startup dinner I had with a bunch of really smart software entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas during SXSW earlier this year, something really struck me. Of the 8 founders at the…
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Startup Insights From The Grateful Dead
book
August 3, 2010
The following is a guest post by Brian Halligan, my co-founder at HubSpot. Brian recently released a new book titled “Marketing Lessons From The Grateful Dead”. The book is a…
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Startup Culture Lessons From Mad Men
July 26, 2010
The following is a guest post by Brian Halligan who is my co-founder and CEO at HubSpot (which means he gets to do most of the really hard work). I recently did a lecture at a Babson…
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SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot
strategy
July 19, 2010
It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company, HubSpot. (The “official” date is June 9th, 2006 — for those that are curious about…
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Startups: Your Customers Are Not Ignorant, Selfish, Control Freaks
strategy
July 12, 2010
Imagine you’re having some big, high falutin’ meeting. Perhaps it’s a board meeting. Or, if you don’t have a board, perhaps it’s a management team meeting. Or, if you don’t have a…
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From Minimally Viable To Maximally Buyable Product
strategy
June 21, 2010
I’m a big fan of Eric Ries and the lean startup movement that he’s championing at Startup Lessons Learned. I think many of the fundamentals behind the lean startup are things you…
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37 Startup Insights
strategy
June 7, 2010
Earlier this year, I had a chance to attend SxSW. One of the highlights of my trip was a startup dinner which included Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of…
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Startup Insights From Paul English, Co-Founder of Kayak
strategy
May 10, 2010
I’m just wrapping up several weeks of attending conferences across both coasts. Of the ones I have been to recently, the Nantucket Conference has been my favorite. A great group of…
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Dinner With Tim O'Reilly At 27,000 Feet And Notes From Foo East
Speaking
May 3, 2010
I’m writing this article on a flight from Boston to San Francisco. In a weird, serendepitous twist of fate, I happen to be sitting right next to Tim O’Reilly on the flight. So yes, I…
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5 Tips On VC Alignment: Discuss The Exit Before You Enter
guest
April 29, 2010
The following is a guest post from Jeff Bussgang. Jeff is a serial entrepreneur and currently a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, a Boston-area early-stage venture…
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Startup Culture: 23 Insights From The NetFlix Culture Deck
April 19, 2010
If you have time to read one document on the topic of startup culture, you should read through the NetFlix “culture deck”. If you have time for two, read through the NetFlix deck…
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