A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

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Austin in San Francisco

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

So when Austin said he wanted to move to San Francisco from eponymous Austin (Texas), supporting his move was a no-brainer. But wait, what if Austin finds a hot new startup in San Francisco and bails on us? But that prose is aimed at the founders, not employee #8. So welcome to San Francisco, Austin.

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Ballad of The Lean Startup

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Check out How to Scale and Attract Superstars from startup founder superstars Alain Chuard (Wildfire Interactive), Lee Linden (Tapjoy), and Ravi Mohan (Shasta Ventures), and participate in a “hot seat” to get your real-life challenge solved by them. 28th at 7PM in San Francisco. Wednesday, Sept.

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Rise and fall: Three Lessons for Entrepreneurs

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

This post is by Scott Edward Walker , the firm's founder and CEO. It is here where my father began his 15-year journey from entry-level engineer at Western Union to founder and CEO of Walker Telecommunications Corporation , a NASDAQ-listed public company. If you like it, check out Scott's blog and tweets @ ScottEdWalker.

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Should this startup exist? Converting 5W’s into existential justification

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

When investors interrogate founders, these interrogatives arise, but with a twist: Adding the word “why” in front of each. But also you de-risk by aligning the solution to the founder’s existing abilities, for example in using whatever language/framework the founders are already adept in. When → Why now?