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Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

Both Sides of the Table

” Sean is somebody widely respected in Silicon Valley (although he now lives in SoCal) for having helped many early-stage companies go through major growth periods by quantitatively testing features with audiences to help diagnose what led to growth. But I still believe Sean Ellis was right.

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New Rules for the New Internet Bubble

Steve Blank

The signals are loud and clear : seed and late stage valuations are getting frothy and wacky, and hiring talent in Silicon Valley is the toughest it has been since the dot.com bubble. Rather they understood that a startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. Carpe Diem.

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Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking the Code

About Bessemer Venture Partners: Bessemer Venture Partners is a global investment group with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv. In search of Europe's next tech stars. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. software. (10).

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Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

The bi-weekly podcasts feature interviews of entrepreneurs and silicon Valley leaders. VentureCast : Bi-weekly anecdotes on the Silicon Valley venture world. In search of Europe's next tech stars. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

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Cracking The Code: Why I disagree with Tony Zingale on the future.

Cracking the Code

A couple weeks ago, I attended the 13th Silicon Valley Annual VC/Entrepreneur luncheon organized by NVCA. The guest speaker was a well known and highly successful Silicon Valley veteran: Tony Zingale, President and CEO of Mercury Interactive. In search of Europe's next tech stars. Saturday, December 16, 2006.

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Twitter Link Roundup #170 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? Money matters: why women founders struggle in Silicon Valley | The Verge – [link]. “Silicon Valley loves to talk big about innovation; it’s just not as good at following through.” – [link].

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Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Startup Lessons Learned

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Even if you must launch to your customers, avoid the urge to also launch in extra places, just because your PR firm can do it at the same time. If you are having trouble raising money, sometimes a little PR can help. Help you raise money.