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Using Open Source to Bootstrap Your Data Service

Feld Thoughts

Last week SimpleGeo and their partner ? They’ve released the Polymaps source code on GitHub so any developer can quickly see how the API is used, play around with real production code, and modify the base examples for their own use. Tags: Open Source data simplegeo.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% return cap.

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WordPress vs Webflow

ConversionXL

Global brands such as BBC, Sony, MTV, and the New York Times use WordPress as their go-to platform to host and display their content. Image source ). That said, while a younger company compared to WordPress, Webflow has worked hard to partner with applications to ensure your favorite integrations work with them as well.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Unfortunately, none are very focused on Florida (California and New York are the top two destination). Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the.

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The Lean LaunchPad Educators Class

Steve Blank

They get out of the classroom and talk to customers, partners and competitors and encounter the chaos and uncertainty of commercializing innovations and creating new ventures. While I had open-sourced all my lectures and put them online via Udacity , I was getting requests to teach other educators how teach the class.

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Lessons Learned: Customer Development Engineering

Startup Lessons Learned

Ive been talking to the folks at [a very good VC firm] about helping them with a new venture. SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c.

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Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Apple Declared "Marketer of the Decade" This iPhone 4 Costs $8 Million Next Apple Event Goes "Back to the Mac" View More » Mobile Starbucks Stores in New York Now Acce.

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