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What Would Happen if you Built the Reverse of Amazon? It Might Look Something Like This …

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He spent a few months building out the software because just taking stuff from people isn’t that difficult. After 9 months it was time to raise seed capital and go test drive our new software and processes. We both loved the idea and within weeks he was moved to LA and worked out of our office on the concept as an EIR.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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I will always remember fondly my coffee meeting 5 years ago with my friend Sam Rosen in New York City shortly after Hurricane Sandy. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm. Sam’s enthusiasm was infectious and his plans were bold.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

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Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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A Guide to Reputation Management: Build an Audience of Superfans

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79% of consumers trust an online review as much as they would a recommendation from a friend. And 94% of shoppers state that just one bad review has convinced them not to buy from a company. You can’t avoid negative reviews, opinions, and comments altogether. This is the basis of an effective differentiation strategy.

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Are Mobile Platforms Austin’s Differentiator?

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But, then so do the Bay Area, New York City, the Boston 128 corridor, and for that matter Houston and Dallas. The broader tech media can’t seem to get enough of them, especially enterprise platforms, for the mobile app market, with articles in the New York Times , Mashable , TechCrunch and others.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

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I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one. how to evolve our management team.

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Search Intent: How to Analyze and Optimize Your Site

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The initial consumer research that starts with “coffee grinder” may yield follow-up queries like “conical burr grinder reviews” as the searcher progresses toward a purchase. passive intent) for other information like maps, trail reviews, and photos. For example, “portable phone charger reviews” is pretty straightforward.

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