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4 Founders & Harvard MBAs on Finding Startup Traction & MBAs-as-Entrepreneurs

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I was more open to it becoming a real company, but I never really expected it to be a real company from the beginning. We were on an immersion trip to Silicon Valley, and we said, “Let’s find a way to leverage [a previous open source project],” and we decided to build something around that. Poort: The Entrepreneurial Manager.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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Not only do they need to have a high level of diversified technical prowess and proficiency, but they also need to possess strong leadership and project management capabilities. However, it’s more important that the CTO have exceptional interpersonal skills and be able to manage a team effectively.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! Just why does over-funding dampen returns?

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution. If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors.

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

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It would take an article in itself to fully compare the benefits of these (and other popular ecommerce site providers), but suffice it to say they both offer options for businesses that do not wish to manage the technical aspects of their ecommerce storefront. Open Source Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists.

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How to Plan Your Social Integration Strategy

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Brian Sullivan is vice president of client services at Gigya , where he advises clients on implementing social technology. Gigya offers websites a suite of social technology like social login , comments, game mechanics and a social identity management platform. Quite frankly, that is not enough.

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What Kind of Workspace Is Best For Your Startup?

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Brian DiFeo, the Hive’s community manager, says the trend is to be professional but have a sense of humor and be ready for the inevitable group laugh or room-wide joke. With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 4 million followers across social media, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities.