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Quick Tips and Quips On Startups On Twitter
March 30, 2008
I've been (personally) using Twitter more frequently lately because more people I know are using it. Not sure how many people really care where I'm having dinner. But, I figure there…
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7 Uncommon Questions I'd Ask A Startup If I Were A Venture Capitalist
vc
March 24, 2008
Venture capitalists have a hard job. The good ones have to pick a small number of investments from a large pool of opportunities, often with minimal "data". If I were a VC, I'd look…
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Amusing Tidbits From Warren Buffet and The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report
strategy
March 17, 2008
My co-founder, Brian Halligan and I are both big fans of Warren Buffet. Brian wrote an article a while ago on the HubSpot blog "Quick Insights From Buffet and Gates". If you're a…
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Startup Tips for the Early, Early Days
March 13, 2008
My favorite stage of a startup is the early, early days. This is when things are the most chaotic, resources are limited and the team is small enough to fit into a single car. I've…
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Business Lessons From Blue Man: The Why To Guide
strategy
March 12, 2008
I recently came across an article by my friend Allison Shapira about Blue Man Group as a business. The article is based on a reading Allison did as part of her "Strategic…
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Why Startups Fail: Run Out Of Cash, Run Out Of Commitment
strategy
February 28, 2008
One thing I've been pondering this weekend is figuring out why startups fail. But, in order to figure that out, I had to first decide what constitutes failure. The more I thought…
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What Is The Opposite Of A Vacuum and Should You Develop Software In It?
strategy
February 4, 2008
Chances are, that if you've been involved in the creation of software or any kind of product, you've probably heard the advice: "Don't develop in a vacuum". A vacuum is a space that…
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Notes From The Web Innovators Meetup in Cambridge
January 30, 2008
I attended the Web Innovators Group meetup in Cambridge, MA tonight. I'm a long-time attender of these meetings and can remember back to when all the attendees fit in a local bar. I…
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Mediocre Marketing: How NOT To Describe Your Startup
marketing
January 28, 2008
I'm subscribed to a Yahoo! group that occasionally gets a post from recruiters looking for candidates for startups. Though I don't enjoy these posts (they're not relevant for me), I…
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Boston Web Innovator Registration Stats (and $200 reward for trivial PHP Script)
January 27, 2008
I've been a regular attendee of the Web Innovators meetup in Boston/Cambridge for a long time. I can remember way back when all the attendees (less than 50) would fit into a bar. I…
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Why Your Startup Shouldn't Hire Seth Godin
recruiting
January 26, 2008
A recent article by Zoli Erdos really got me to thinking about startup hiring. The article was titled "Startups: Executive Hiring Challenges or Beware of the Suits". If you're a…
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