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| | INSTIGATOR BLOG JUNE 18, 2010 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup Job interviews are meant to be conversations. The interviewer asks some questions and the interviewee does the same. It’s never a good sign when an interviewee doesn’t have any questions. It shows a lack of interest. Recently someone asked me, “I’m thinking of taking a job offer from a startup. I’ll have to relocate. | | CHRIS DIXON JUNE 14, 2010 Pivoting My Hunch cofounders and I frequently ask ourselves: “If we were to start over today, would we build our product the same way we had so far?&# This exercise is meant to counter a number of common cognitive biases, such as: 1. The sunk costs trap. People tend to overvalue past investments when making forward-looking investment decisions. | | | | | | | |
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SPENCER FRY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010  Spencer Fry — Freemium Model
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 The Pattern-Seeking Fallacy
What do these have in common? This pitcher has retired 5 of the last 7 batters.". We tried 10 AdWord variants and combination D is the clear winner.". The Bible Code predicted the Sept 11 attacks 5,000 years ago.". We sliced our Google Analytics data every which way, and these 4 patterns emerged.". Patterns in Chaos. Surprised?). Let's see why. MORE >> -
MARKET BY NUMBERS | MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010  Customer Development Funnel Image v.4
Last December, I created the first version of this image, depicting how you might think through your customer acquisition and conversion funnel. In January, I modified the image and added tooltips. In April, a newer, tighter version was MORE >> - 10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss
The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. The 99% conference is aimed at creative professionals and is focused on Edison's "99% perspiration.". And in the spirit of how to get your ideas to happen, they asked me to talk about entrepreneurship and the myriad ways you can "be your own boss." MORE >> -
DEAL ARCHITECT | SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010 The myth of the social customer - part 2
Dennis Howlett blogged something I have been hearing from old publishing hands for a while now. Don't count too much on the social customer for book sales. The social customer is used to free. That customer thinks in terms of MORE >>
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- the vc in me.: One of the Most Important Traits in a Founder: Self. THE VC IN ME | MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010
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