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How to find that first big customer

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

But this was 2002 when AdWords was affordable and I had no competitors, so you can’t repeat that — it doesn’t matter how I did it. Don’t tell me “they need to see a working product before they’ll have a chat” or any other typical, lame excuse engineers (including me!) I didn’t.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

This was an audience of mostly first-time entrepreneurs. It is great for entrepreneurs and great for VCs. So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. What a bubble means for each entrepreneur. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I believe that.

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

Luck, timing and social engineering are bigger components than most entrepreneurs care to imagine,” adds Werdelin. Artem Fishman is the Vice President of Engineering at Huge , a full-service digital agency that has recently helped build NYC.gov , Revolt.TV 3) Facebook. and the redesign of TED.com. million to develop.”.

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To Infinity and Beyond: How Entrepreneurism is Making Space Tourism Viable

YoungUpstarts

by Joe Carlen, author of “ A Brief History of Entrepreneurship: The Pioneers, Profiteers, and Racketeers Who Shaped Our World “ Going back to the dawn of civilization, many entrepreneurs have sought their fortunes through adventures of exploration.

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Ninja Moves from a Secret Marketing Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

Implement a consistent demand generation engine. The “advertising is dying” drumbeat started in November 2002 when Gallup released this study that proved traditional advertising expenditures were not generating results. In closing, if you are an entrepreneur, don’t let the idea of demand generation scare you.

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Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed: Larry Page

Scott Edward Walker

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we again present Larry Page , co-founder of Google and a brilliant entrepreneur. I hope you enjoy it.

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Bottoms Up Everyone: A New Economic Revolution Is Upon Us

YoungUpstarts

Between 2002 and 2012, enterprises with over 1000 employees lost over a 1 million employees. The key to WePay’s ability to support platforms is our patent-pending risk engine technology, Veda, that lets us underwrite merchants of any size and shape. Enterprises with less than 25 people gained over a 1.5