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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder.

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. . – Incubating companies. – Thesis. It seems reasonable to assume that USV’s investment strategy (i.e.,

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How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital

David Teten

The importance of reputation is why, for example, Andreessen Horowitz invested early and heavily in their own PR, adding PR guru Margit Wennmachers as a Partner. . – Incubating companies. – Thesis. It seems reasonable to assume that USV’s investment strategy (i.e.,

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I Want My CIC! … The Benefits for Startups to Be Co-Located

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I once mentioned this idea to a fellow SoCal VC when I told him I wanted a CIC in LA and he said, “Co-location is dead. Uh, I guess he won’t be co-sponsoring a technology lab in LA with me then? And you can tell that the founders have thought greatly about creating the right kind of space for startup companies.

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Startup Tools

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I’d like to add [link] as a community for founders. I am not associated with the company. Reply Dave Jafari , on April 10, 2011 at 10:11 am said: Great list Steve. Reply Faren , on April 11, 2011 at 1:40 am said: Hi Steve, Thanks for adding my ipod, ipad and web wireframe template post to your list.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Indian Company Plugs Gap In Google's Enterprise Solution

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I advised Paul to find a scientist with enough credibility in this field, and invite him/her as a cofounder / Chief Scientist. I asked him to create a couple of success stories to validate the assumptions, and then do a very focused PR campaign in the blowing center industry. You can register for the next roundtable here.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

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Bokér/1 Next David Sarna with Hendon, Stamford Hill & Co. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series. This is her core market. Now is not the time to expand.