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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | LEARN TO DUCK FEBRUARY 4, 2012 Just Fucking Sell Well that title removes any chance that Business Week, Inc, Forbes, etc will pick it up, and that other than Brad Feld and Mark Suster, no one will reblog/retweet/etc, so we can speak plainly. Fuck yes. Just making sure…). The past few weeks have been really interesting at Graphicly. “You are either building, selling or leaving.” | LEARN TO DUCK FEBRUARY 12, 2012 Mentor / Advisor / Investor Late yesterday afternoon, Dave McClure sent an email to all 500startup founders and mentors. It went like this: “Hey you! If you are an accredited investor, show you love a member of 500startups by investing a small amount. Trust me even $5 or $10k can make a huge difference and you should do it.” Ricky Martin was on! “Expect? | LEARN TO DUCK FEBRUARY 16, 2012 The Power of No In startupland, which is full of Hackers and Hustlers , the Hacker spends their effort on excluding potential issues, features, product paths, partners, technologies, etc., while the Hustler focuses on including, well, everyone. Its in the DNA of the Hustler to work towards getting a ‘yes.’ ’ Its what drives them. am a Hustler. | LEARN TO DUCK FEBRUARY 8, 2012 Entrepreneurs are Pussies I’ve gone back and forth on writing this post. First, I should apologize about the profanity in the title. Wait, no I shouldn’t. Entrepreneurs are the most hopeful people on the planet. We believe in ourselves so much, that when someone else doesn’t believe in us, we are flabbergasted. So entrepreneurs apologize. Just stop it. | | | | | | | |
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LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012 I Hacked Focus
I only have 5 minutes to write this. But, I wanted to share something. Focus is my enemy. We battle daily. Every time I think I’ve won, someone tells me that they wish I was better at being focused. hate Focus. Focus is for fools. don’t understand its importance. hate that its something I have trouble doing. can’t write lists. MORE >> -
LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011 So You Wanna Raise Some Money
Over the past year and a half, I have spoken to more than 100 entrepreneurs that are in various stages of company building, and are looking to raise money. Over that time, I have gotten better and better (at least I think I have) in outlining the best way to frame the story of the startup. MORE >> -
LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 I Want to be an Astronaut!
Over the last 3-4 years, I have had the pleasure of mentoring lots and lots of startups (last count its just over a hundred or so) both with my association with Techstars and 500startups, and completely informally. have a rule that if you ask me for help, I will always meet with you for MORE >> -
LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 An Agent of Change
Stasis. Status Quo. As an entrepreneur these are concepts that we rail against. The first thing an entrepreneur learns is to solve a problem that they have passion about. To find something that needs fixing or changing and focus on that. Be the change. Make something happen. Be an agent of change. Each one of us find MORE >> -
LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 We Are The Sum of Our Connections
Today is my birthday. Strangely enough, it happens about once a year. Never been big into personal milestones or dates. forget everyone else’s birthday (thanks Facebook for helping me there!) and cant remember the last time I had a party on my birthday (I think I was like 14.). It’s just not important to MORE >>
- An Open Letter to Print Publishers LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2010
- Entrepreneur at the Door; Angel at the Gate LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
- Social Media is Dead LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
- The Day The Comic Book Died LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
- VCs are Dicks LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
- Is AngelList Creating False Hope? LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011
- Why an Accelerator? LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012
- Taking Time For Me? Ha. LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2011
- But I Want to be CEO! LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011
- You Can Keep Your I Love Yous LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012
- I Dont Do Book Reviews LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011
- I Want to be an Astronaut! LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
- Giving the Company to the Community LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010
- You Have Two Startups? You Have Two Failures. LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- So You Think You’re a Shot Caller? LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
- Pitch Perfect - Pre-Pitch LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011
- So You Wanna Raise Some Money LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011
- Sight Adjustments LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2011
- We Are Killing Social Media LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009
- The Intersection of Awesome LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
- So You Think You’re a Shot Caller? LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011
- The Year of People LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2010
- Why I am an Entrepreneur LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2010
- Embracing the Doomsday Clock LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012
- What’s More Evil? VCs or Startups? LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
- 5 Ways to Inspire LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2011
- What Kind of Entrepreneur Am I? LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010
- An Agent of Change LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
- The Art of Being a Dick LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
- The Introspective CEO LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011
- Cars and Sweet Tea LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011
- Sight Adjustments LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2011
- Pitch Perfect - Keep it Simple, Stupid LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011
- 750 Words on Speed LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010
- A loss for words. LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009
- Lets All Do The Crowdsource LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
- Bootstrapping is Bullshit LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010
- Connecting Curiosity to Creativity LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010
- We Are The Sum of Our Connections LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
- A Left Turn at Albuquerque LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009
- Pitch Perfect - Get Your Story Straight LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011
- Capturing Dreams LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
- Seriously, Who Are You Building It For? LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
- Screw Inspiration. Its For Saps. LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009
- Sharing Food With My Stylist LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2011
- Pitch Perfect � Playing With Your Toys LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011
- True Failure LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2011
- I Hate Employees LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012
- Making the Grade LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
- The Fade Away Jump Shot LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
- I Bleed. LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009
- My Last Post LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011
- Why is Faster Better? LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2009
- Pitch Decks LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010
- How Can I Help You? LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2010
- I Know Everything, Right? LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011
- What SXSW Music Taught Me About User Experience LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2010
- The Monthly CEO Review LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011
- Making the Grade LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
- The Fade Away Jump Shot LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
- Work It Like Its Your Job LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
- Joining or Starting? LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009
- Hello, World. - Learn to Duck LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2010
- Greatness LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
- Techstars and its Closeup LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011
- There is Something Beautiful About a Book LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
- What is Techstars Like? LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- I Just Installed Lijit. LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
- 750 Words on Relationships LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010
- Thinking About Doing LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010
- Making It Rain LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2011
- The Burden of Life LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
- When a Secret Isnt a Secret LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011
- A Weirdo’s World LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2011
- Stealth Mode and Right-Hyping LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010
- The Downside of Invincibility LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010
- Being Ok With I Dont Know LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2010
- Hello Time. Im Obsessed By You. LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2010
- I Dont Wear Suits LEARN TO DUCK | SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2011
- When is Too Much Failure Too Much? LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2009
- Location? Location! Location. LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010
- 30 Hours of Silence LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010
- But I Just Wanted To Be Fair. LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
- 25 Dates. LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010
- 750 Words on Leadership LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010
- VCs are Dicks LEARN TO DUCK | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
- Steve Jobs is Silicon Valley LEARN TO DUCK | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011
- Fear of Heights Isnt About Falling LEARN TO DUCK | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009
- Absorb Life Holistically LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009
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