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37 Pithy Insights From Street-Smart Entrepreneurs
strategy
July 17, 2009
The response to an earlier article “Startups: 10 Things MBA Schools Won’t Teach You” has been overwhelmingly positive. The article has now received about 150 comments across various…
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Dharmesh Speaking At Business of Software: Why You Should Go Anyways
Speaking
July 13, 2009
Sorry about the title of this article. I don’t usually talk about myself in the third-person but in this case I made an exception. If I had made the title of this article “I Am…
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New Google Chrome OS Runs On Your Car Bumper [cartoon]
humor
July 10, 2009
Did you like the cartoon? Tweet it to your friends.
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Startups: 10 Things MBA Schools Won't Teach You
strategy
July 8, 2009
Now that 3 years have passed since I got my graduate degree (and the founding of my current startup), I think I can make fun of it a bit. [Note: Only a moderate amount of harm was…
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6 Quick Tips For Landing That Startup Dream Job
careers
June 29, 2009
My startup, HubSpot, has done a fair amount of recruiting/hiring over the past year (the team has grown by over 100%, despite the down-turn in the economy). Along the way, I’ve found…
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Angel Investor Non-Admissons: 10 Things They Won't Say
angels
June 15, 2009
As a tribute to the very funny VC Non-Admissions and the follow-up Founder Non-Admissions, I offer to you my own take on this — from an angel investor perspective. Sorry that mine…
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Flat Is The New Up: Introducing Hockey Stick 2.0 [cartoon]
startups
May 28, 2009
Did this tickle your funny bone? Please tweet it.
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Is Your Startup Practicing Inward Facing Dog?
strategy
May 15, 2009
For those curious about the title, it’s a reference to “downward facing dog” (one of the most widely reognized yoga poses). Is your startup practicing inward facing dog? That is, are…
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The Attention Economy vs. The Wallet Economy
strategy
May 8, 2009
The attention economy has been all the rage for startups for a while. Here’s the general line of reasoning with the attention economy: 1. Grab user’s attention. 2. Sell that attention…
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Why Startups Should ALWAYS Compromise When Hiring
strategy
April 23, 2009
There’s a non-zero chance that you’re reading this because you were thinking: “What the heck is he talking about? Shouldn't startups be hiring the best people possible? What's this…
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Startup Marketing: Tactical Tips From The Trenches
marketing
April 7, 2009
I’m speaking at the Inbound Marketing Summit later this month in San Francisco. There are some really great speakers lined up (David Meerman Scott, Chris Brogan, Charlene Li, Paul…
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