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Do Less. More.

Both Sides of the Table

I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. For entrepreneurs there’s too much money sloshing around. We are experiencing a frenetic time. My general advice is to do less.

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How groupthink and denial can ruin startups

The Next Web

Get rid of the rest, because they’re dragging you down. ” Page obliged and in July 2012, he advised his teams to scale back and focus on core products like Android. Writes Blank, “ Great entrepreneurs don’t just have a Plan B, they have Plans B through ?.” They’re turning you into Microsoft.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. Sea Turtles and VPN – the connections to the rest of the world. Almost every entrepreneur I met was using VPN to circumvent the Great Firewall.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

They face lots of competition and few barriers to entry so the future growth and profitability can legitimately be questioned, but still… what Andrew Mason and the rest of the team have built in such a short time is truly remarkable. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ». And Why 20%?

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

By the end of 2012, there were 85 million iOS and 160 million Android devices in China. And they were increasing at an aggregate 33 million IOS and Android activations per month. Sea Turtles and VPN – the connections to the rest of the world. Almost every entrepreneur I met was using VPN to circumvent the Great Firewall.

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9 Big Businesses That Began In College

YoungUpstarts

Some of the entrepreneurs below stayed in school while developing and operating their business, while others dropped out in order to give their venture their full attention. In June 2012, Fanning and fellow Napster co-founder Sean Parker launched a new live social video mirco-sharing platform called Airtime. Time Magazine.

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User-hostile vs. user-friendly email signup tactics: Which works best?

The Next Web

Earlier this year, one of my posts about my experience working on remote +1200 hours in 2012 got featured in Wired, BuzzFeed, Jezebel, and HackerNews. 1 mom that still is trying to understand what is a “news aggregator”. As you can see two spots in the top right corner stand out from the rest of the clicks.

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