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Answers.OnStartups: Community Q&A For Startup Entrepreneurs
resource
October 9, 2009
I’m a big fan of a site called Stack Overflow. It’s a surprisingly useful Q&A site for posting programming questions, and getting answers from the community. The site has been…
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12 Facts About Entrepreneurs That Will Likely Surprise You
September 21, 2009
I have a picture in my head of what the average entrepreneur is like. I’d guess pretty young (think Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) living the red beans and rice lifestyle and…
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Why Raising Venture Capital Requires Helmets and Shovels [cartoon]
venture capital
September 18, 2009
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SaaS Startups: Knobs and Dials And Other Insights
strategy saas
September 11, 2009
If you're building a SaaS (Software as a Service) startup you're in great company. Most software entrepreneurs today are taking this approach -- including me. Below are some simple…
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7 Things Your Startup SHOULD Copy From 37signals
strategy
August 31, 2009
A little while ago, we had a great guest post here by Jason Cohen titled “Why Your Startup Shouldn’t Copy 37Signals or Fog Creek”. In it, Jason makes some great arguments on why you…
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Burning Cash Is For Toasting Marshmallows [cartoon]
venture capital
August 10, 2009
I’m going to go on a bit of a rant here. I’m miffed that the industry term for the process whereby startups invest in building their businesses is called “burning cash”. If your…
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Speaking At Startup Idol Conference
Speaking
July 21, 2009
Just a quick note that I'll be speaking at the Startup Idol Conference in Redwood City, CA this Thursday (July 23, 2009). Registration is free: http://bit.ly/cMGnH Looks like there…
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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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