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| | | | | 500 HATS MARCH 6, 2009 Reid Hoffman Kicks Ass, Takes Names, Envisions Future. - Master of. Home Best of 500 Hats About Dave Startup Metrics Dave on Twitter Archive Pages About 500 Hats & 500 Startups About Dave McClure About Dave follow me on Twitter Top Hat Posts Google Open Social vs. Facebook Platform (aka: Open Standards are for Losers. The Internet Revolution, Act III. The 4 Things You Really Need. Part II! Facebook Ads Suck? | | | | | | | |
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 10 Ways Successful Entrepreneurs Beat the Odds
As an Angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles that separate the potential winners from the losers. These differences are the reason that investors say that they invest in people, rather than ideas. It's a waste of time." MORE >> -
500 HATS | THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008  SlideShare Kicks Ass, Picks Up $3M From Venrock & Friends (+ me.
Home Best of 500 Hats About Dave Startup Metrics Dave on Twitter Archive Pages About 500 Hats & 500 Startups About Dave McClure About Dave follow me on Twitter Top Hat Posts Google Open Social vs. Facebook Platform (aka: Open Standards are for Losers. its also a terrific product that i was fan of long before i became an advisor or investor. MORE >> -
 Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan
People ask me if they really need ANY business plan, unless they are looking for an outside investor. In fact, a business plan is needed more by you than investors, as the blueprint for your company, team communication, and progress metrics. No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting. MORE >> -
STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010  Be Part of the Entrepreneurial Revolution
Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Here are a few examples: Setting up the business. Facilities and staff. Technology costs. MORE >> -
 These 10 Steps Will Make Your Startup Fundable
Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. If you have been working 20 hours a day, and spent your last dollar, but have no results to show, investors will be sympathetic, but will probably tell you that your dream doesn’t have wheels. Traction means forward progress. Sell one. MORE >>
- Ten Common Arrogance Traps for Startups STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2010
- You Don’t Need to be Rich to be an Entrepreneur STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
- Ten Quotes That Indicate Your Arrogance is Showing STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
- Rotten Ethics in Silicon Valley FAIRSOFTWARE'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
- Entrepreneurs Seven Different Styles by Sexes STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010
- San Diego Startups — Casmiro MARKET BY NUMBERS | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Flirtic Raises Funding From Almaz Capital ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
- The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again STEVE BLANK | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- If you’ve run out of ideas, buy gold VENTURE HACKS | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010
- Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding MASHABLE.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010
- Men and Women Start Businesses With Unique Styles STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011
- Hacking Angel List | VentureArchetypes Blog: Seed Stage Capital SEED STAGE CAPITAL | WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011
- Taking Other People’s Money Changes Your Life STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2010
- Brief Thoughts on Angel List, "Social Proof", "Spray & Pray", & The Network Effects of Large Scale Investing 500 HATS | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011
- 5 Cool Companies Who Just Raised Venture Capital GROWTHINK BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
- If you’ve run out of ideas, buy gold VENTURE HACKS | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010
- Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010
- Ten Common Arrogance Traps for Startups to Avoid STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
- Are You the Fool at The Table? STEVE BLANK | FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011
- 4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets MASHABLE.COM | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
- 9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList MASHABLE.COM | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
- MySellr Transforms Your Facebook Page Into An Online Store ARCTICSTARTUP | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
- Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors MASHABLE.COM | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010
- Lessons Learned: The lean startup STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
- Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think MASHABLE.COM | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
- Fire in The Valley, Fire in My Belly. and Yes, Mike, I Have. 500 HATS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
- Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity MASHABLE.COM | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
- SlideShare launches AdShare, LeadShare: Performance-based social. 500 HATS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009
- 5 Things Hollywood's Power Players Can Teach Entrepreneurs READWRITESTART | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010
- DLD 2011: Probably the best organized conference in Europe VC CAFE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2011
- Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. 500 HATS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2010
- Ten Tips for Business Traction to Attract Investors STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2010
- Seed Stage Firms are Dead, Long Live Micro VCs GENUINE VC | MONDAY, JULY 19, 2010
- HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO MASHABLE.COM | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
- Startup Tools STEVEBLANK.COM | FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2011
- How To Get Media Coverage For Your Startup: A Complete Guide ONSTARTUPS | THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
- Future TechStars, Step Forward FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- $43.2 Million That Can Help You GROWTHINK BLOG | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
- End of The 12 Year Drought GROWTHINK BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
- VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding! BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2009
- 25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time WWW.CHUBBYBRAIN.COM | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- Is This App Smarter Than Google & Yelp? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010 SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
- Hackers and Hustlers LEARN TO DUCK | TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2010
- 8 Cool Companies Who Just Raised Venture Capital GROWTHINK BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011
- Startup 2.0 talk at Canada National Angel Summit conf - Master of. 500 HATS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
- What the AngelList Debate Means for the Future of Startup Investing READWRITESTART | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011
- How to Attract Talent to Your Start-up WWW.INC.COM | FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010
- David S. Rose – Father of Angel Investing in New York STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
- How to Determine Seed Round Valuation MARK BIRCH | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
- Should Equity-Based Crowd Funding Be Legal? GROWTHINK BLOG | MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2012
- 21 Weird Things In Facebook's IPO Filing FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
- Meet the New Enterprise Customer, He’s a Lot Like the Old Enterprise Customer BEN'S BLOG | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
- What the AngelList Debate Means for the Future of Startup Investing WWW.READWRITEWEB.COM | MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011
- How to Pitch Venture Philanthropists FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
- NY Tech Lives and Dies by the Social Graph BRAD HARGREAVES | TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010
- Crowdfunding 101 GROWTHINK BLOG | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
- The Lightspeed Summer Fellowship Program Explained « Lightspeed. LIGHTSPEED | TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011
- This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3 BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010
- Hosting music in GoogleDocs ARCTICSTARTUP | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010
- Startup Hiring: The 10% Solution WWW.READWRITEWEB.COM | MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
- Venture Capital Q&A Session BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010
- What I Learned About Entrepreneurship Through 15 Angel Investments WWW.QUICKSPROUT.COM | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
- The New Community Rules: Marketing on The Social Web (Tamar. 500 HATS | MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009
- Seth Sternberg – Meebo BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011
- The Surprise of the Successful Woman LEARN TO DUCK | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
- You're Invited to Attend. "Venture Capital Bootcamp" GROWTHINK BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010
- Anyfi Networks Introduces New Revenue Model For ISPs With Easy Wi-Fi Over IP Roaming ARCTICSTARTUP | FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010
- CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers BLOG.EXPENSIFY.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012
- Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer THESTARTUPLAWYER.COM | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010
- Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup RAPIDROLLOUT.WORDPRESS.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
- What Angel Investors Can Learn from Facebook’s IPO GROWTHINK BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
- Angel Investing Trends for 2012 ASK THE ANGELS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
- Gambling, Investing and Startups MARK BIRCH | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011
- Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010 SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
- Rotten Ethics in Silicon Valley FAIRSOFTWARE'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011
- Thoughts on Spanish Startups from La Red Innova 2011 VC CAFE | MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011
- Leveraging Connections for Business Funding ROBERT OCHTEL | SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011
- Monetizing Groupthink – Interview with Israel’s Gift Project VC CAFE | MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011
- The Gifts Project Announces New Investor and a Partnership with eBay on Social Shopping VC CAFE | THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
- Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010 SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010
- Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding MASHABLE.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010
- Congrats Mint :) - Master of 500 Hats 500 HATS | THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008
- TechCrunch: Your SXSW Twitter-Embedded Reporter: "Here's what i. 500 HATS | TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008
- Google.org Initiative: Accelerate Growth of SMEs, Small- & Medium. 500 HATS | FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2008
- Top Ten Action Items For Angel Funding Success STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
- Entrepreneurs In Outer Space FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010
- Google Takes Aim at Twitter FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010
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