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Top 5 Scaling Lessons From Superhero CEOs

Seeing Both Sides

Niraj Shah, CEO/cofounder of Wayfair ($500m revenue). Colin Angle, CEO/cofounder of iRobot (2005 IPO). Paul English, CTO/cofounder of Kayak ($200m revenue, S-1 filed). Matt Lauzon, CEO/cofounder of Gemvara (reportedly $10m revenue) . Scott Griffith, CEO ZipCar (2010 IPO).

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Stealth Mode Startup

www.frozennorth.org

Friday - May 27, 2005 at 09:21 AM in. And here are the facts I turned up: * They think their business is a huge opportunity, probably a billion-dollar plus market which nobody else is currently addressing (this last point could easily be naivete, which is common enough among entrepreneurs). * Gourmet Customer Service. Categories.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Post launch, if you gain traction, is where the business person will help take the load off of the technical folks. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. TechCrunch) « Technical Writing [.] I look forward to your next update!

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

But with so many investors still licking their wounds from the dot-com bust, many focused on proven business models, such as advertising or e-commerce. The general rule is one business model drives the business. As it happened, we did end up pursuing all three lines of business.