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

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Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. Press and analysts characterized LinkedIn in one of two ways: “LinkedIn is an interesting niche that might be worth paying attention to” or “LinkedIn is the Friendster for business”. The general rule is one business model drives the business.

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Episode 3: Smart Bear Live!

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

How to differentiate yourself in a crowded market (and when perhaps you shouldn’t try). How cofounders can collaborate without going crazy. So that means stuff like thinking about what a business model might be, it does mean customer development. They have 27 business units. What’s the worst case?

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