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A Startup’s First Steps: What’s In A Name?

Gust

Let’s start with your name. Most new startups have a name in mind, or have even taken various steps to secure rights to the name, but some are on the fence or still developing a brand name when we first meet. ly or.to , deferring the expense of acquiring the coveted.com name until after a funding event.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

At the time, LA and Santa Clara were both the epicenter of the technology industry due to the significant overlap between the aerospace/military industry (Los Angeles) and the computing business (Silicon Valley). Over time, though, military spending wound down and many large aerospace and military companies left Southern California.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Marvel’s fascinating turnaround story is no less than a heroic action story where the protagonist flips the scales at the last moment and arises like the phoenix, just like the many superheroes it helped become household names. This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. Thanks to Matt Gillman, SMB Compass. #10-

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The Perils of Founder Fighting

Both Sides of the Table

I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. Yet talk with people at Twitter these days and many seem to feel like they are part of a movement – and that doesn’t just come due to product success. She started it with a partner, 50-50.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

Both Sides of the Table

In the early 80’s he left academia to work on venture capital investing with Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies. During the first year of the fund they took forty-eight trips to California! CEO Summit – Two people are invited from each company to attend an event with big name speaking guests. and Half.com.

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How to Form a Corporation

Up and Running

We’ll review some new language and concepts in this process, but once you’re done, you may never need to think about this stuff again. . Give your company a name. Name your trusted inner circle of company leaders (or just yourself). Plus, there are tools that can help you get it right. Decide on your business location.

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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. But I had an hour to kill before lunch and I was on California Street in Palo Alto.