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MARCH 21, 2008

Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors, Part 2 by Nivi on February 27th, 2008 Here are more frequently asked questions about advisors. But investors don’t take these mock advisory boards seriously. Disclaimer: This is not legal advice.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, September 14, 2008 How to listen to customers, and not just the loud people Frequency is more important than talking to the "right" customers, especially early on. Today, when I talk to startup founders, the most common answer I get to the question "do you talk to your customers?"

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 22, 2009

Some startups fail because the founders cant have this conversation - they either blow up when they try, or they fail to change because they are afraid of conflict. Although I wish I could take credit for these pivots, the reality is that they were not caused by my singular insight or that of my other co-founders.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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pandodaily.com

JULY 18, 2012

Next → Why Content Favors the Old (Entrepreneur). And getting to know entrepreneurs for fifteen years– seeing what worked or didn’t for them– has certainly been helpful too. It’s funny: Many people argue young entrepreneurs are so effective because they can blow up industries. Get Tickets.

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. Entrepreneurs often believe their startup company faces legal threats from only external sources. You can start by examining every aspect of the co-founder relationship.

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venturehacks.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

by Nivi on January 31st, 2008. Some entrepreneurs set up quarterly advisory board meetings and that probably works well for them. But we find savvy entrepreneurs tend to be transactional—they ping their advisors as needed and skip the advisory board meetings. Rod. // Feb 9, 2008 at 9:36 pm.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

On April 1, 2008, I was as nervous as I have ever been in my life. I had a Customer Advisory Board , made up of the type of people who attended this conference, to give me feedback on my talk and slides. I had beta tested the talk with a smaller audience of entrepreneurs at Stanford. Don’t think I wasn’t prepared.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. Have amazing co-founders who are better at what they do than you could ever be. I’m a deeply emotional person.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 2, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 6, 2009

pbWorks (formerly pbWiki) was one of the first companies that ever invited me to join their advisory board. pbWorks (formerly pbWiki) was one of the first companies that ever invited me to join their advisory board. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2009

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2009

► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

I think that if a web founder would come to me asking for an investment talking about how he's coding an immensly scalable, perfectly designed system, I will throw him out in an instant. should the test subjects be part of the customer advisory board? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

So why become an entrepreneur instead of developing technology in an R&D lab? It includes several gems, including this comment from davidu : 1) Being an entrepreneur, for me, isnt about being wealthy, its about being successful. So like I said, being entrepreneur, for me, isnt about being wealthy, its about being successful.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Thats why some entrepreneurs are trying another approach to product launches: marketing a product online before spending much on research and development or inventory. We do not develop a product until we get a paying customer," says Orit Pennington , who co-founded the six-employee company with her husband in 2002.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Rich Collins , founder of the Lean Startup Circle , responded to the poster with some Q&A. And thanks to these entrepreneurs for sharing their story. Rich Collins , founder of the Lean Startup Circle , responded to the poster with some Q&A. And thanks to these entrepreneurs for sharing their story.

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