Remove Meet the New Enterprise Customer, He's a Lot Like the Old Enterprise Customer
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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

I had kept a personal blog for more than a year and was new at keeping a professional blog. I had really positive experiences such as working with Greg Gretsch at Sigma Partners where he championed us to a partners’ meeting where we sort of got crucified. Remember, I was new to professional blogging.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

You can’t be too careful in determining comp packages for your new hires. August 20, 2017: This is another in my series of posts all leading up to a book on Startup Decision Making. One of the most common mistakes I see in startups is making decisions that lose sight of the context , including the past, present, and future.

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Episode 1: Business Loans, Website Tips, and the Apple Watch – The Bcast

Up and Running

Each week we discuss the latest news, resources and advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners. In this week’s episode we discuss: 10 Things the Bank Will Ask When You Need a Business Loan. In this week’s episode we discuss: 10 Things the Bank Will Ask When You Need a Business Loan. Jonathan: Thanks.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

It wouldn't be accurate to say there's something "wrong" with Facebook, and it's not like I don't spend a shitload of time ego-whoring around on Twitter too. This Thanksgiving it might seem that there’s a lot less to be thankful for. We had several emails back and forth where he provided basic details on the concept.

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Good enough never is (or is it?)

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 27, 2010 Good enough never is (or is it?) One of the sayings I hear from talented managers in product development is, “good enough never is.&# It’s inspirational, always calling the team to try harder and do better. It works to undermine excuses for poor or shoddy work. Ship it.&#

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11 Questions to Help Your Business Start Off on the Right Foot

Up and Running

It’s easier than ever to start a business! There’s a learning curve no matter what you do, but I’d much rather see your business start off on the right foot than struggle unnecessarily. Roughly half of all businesses close shop within five years , which is a crazy statistic, because it’s been so consistent for decades!

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

Tuesday midnight edit : After >500 comments, >1000 tweets, and >1000 Facebook likes, I’m closing comments on this thread so we can all get back to work. Taken all together, this creates a lot of resumes. Skill is harder, but really only requires hard work — a lot of people can get that. But attitude.

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