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OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Surprising Secret to Selling Yourself | Harvard Business Review – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Perks Now Begin at Home (the digital cold war is alive and well) – [link]. Inside the Mind of a Silicon Valley Investor | Inc – [link]. ” | Fast Code Design – [link].

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Venture Chronicles

MAY 22, 2013

One quote caught my attention if for no other reason than it exhibits the vanity of the tech media: even as reviews have consistently lauded the gorgeous One and bashed the S4′s cheap plastic and comparably safe – even boring – design. cast aside their success and start over?

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APRIL 2, 2009

Since no benchmarks existed, we enlisted our engineering department in a serious software development effort and wrote our own. Inside the covers of these publications our customers had said that it was the product reviews that most influenced their buying decisions. Now this is worth stopping and thinking about for a second.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. A couple weeks ago, I attended the 13th Silicon Valley Annual VC/Entrepreneur luncheon organized by NVCA. The theme was "the future of software". Saturday, December 16, 2006.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Ron Conway is a Silicon Valley startup’s best friend – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. – [link]. Functions over Titles – [link]. Agreeable Guys* Finish Last – [link].

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APRIL 5, 2013

Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link].

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MARCH 16, 2011

Ex-Googlers at almost every Silicon Valley startup & VC – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 100 Awesome CSS/Javascript Plugins and Coding Techniques – [link]. Business Owners Should be Happy – [link].

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AUGUST 29, 2013

6 Emerging Trends In Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship | Forbes – [link]. After reviewing 300 startup applications, this is what I learned – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

Bonnstetter | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress | Heidi Grant Halvorson -Harvard Business Review – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Hardware Is Hot Again | Businessweek – [link]. Six Social Media Trends for 2012 David Armano |Harvard Business Review – [link].

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. So What is Customer Development? Most startups fail.

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JULY 21, 2011

The Problem With Silicon Valley Is Itself – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. – [link]. Good advice from @BeckyMcCray about creativity and resourcefulness in business – [link]. Breaking in a new employee?

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

11 Ways Big Companies Undermine Innovation | Scott Kirsner – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1aksObQ. Why the Midwest is better for startups than saturated Silicon Valley | VentureBeat - crowdspring.co/1akquBC. . “Hey, Marissa Mayer, You’ve Got it Wrong: Telecommuting Isn’t A Bad Thing.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, December 7, 2008 The hackers lament One of the thrilling parts of working and writing in Silicon Valley is the incredible variety of people Ive had the chance to meet. Hes just as comfortable writing code as racking servers, debugging windows drivers, or devising new interview questions.

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MARCH 15, 2013

How You Can Benefit from All Your Stress | Heidi Grant Halvorson – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Money matters: why women founders struggle in Silicon Valley | The Verge – [link]. Culture Code: Creating A Company YOU Love | by Dharmesh Shah – [link]. Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money?

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JUNE 13, 2014

This map reveals exactly where Silicon Valley gets its talent | VentureBeat – crowdspring.co/1kLpblq. Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out | Kanyi Maqubela – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/SKltNW. You just need some smart bots | MIT Technology Review – crowdspring.co/1hLIBY3.

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MARCH 16, 2012

Now what could go wrong with Silicon Valley – [link]. Hiring of Kevin Rose by Google sends all the wrong signals to Silicon Valley – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. How Y Combinator Started – [link].

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Silicon Valley Needs to Lose the Arrogance or Risk Destruction | Wired Opinion - crowdspring.co/1g2t41F. Our Love Affair With the Tablet Is Over | Re/code - crowdspring.co/Nv1PDw. Court Rules Yelp Reviewer Guilty of Defamation: Review At Your Own Risk? - crowdspring.co/NeImqH. Dana Stalder: Why $1.5 1girpFe.

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JULY 19, 2013

Billions have been spent trying to replicate Silicon Valley, with little to show for it. | MIT Technology Review – [link]. Increase Your Team’s Curiosity | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Can you Crowdsource Your Employee Reviews? Do Things that Don’t Scale – [link]. – [link].

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

4 Steps to Starting a Web Business Without Knowing Coding | The Next Web – crowdspring.co/1ep8F6R. Amazon is surprisingly quiet/inactive when it comes to acquisitions | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1dhwOrm. 5 reasons why battery innovation is hard for Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/1fLbWNv.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

What do people in Silicon Valley plan to do once they hit 35 and are officially over the hill? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. iOS 7 review: a new look or a new beginning? | iOS 7 review: a new look or a new beginning? |

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APRIL 11, 2014

How Old Are Silicon Valley’s Top Founders? Here’s the Data | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1lLgAjK. Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley’s Innovation Factory - crowdspring.co/1hyz3sN. Re/code - crowdspring.co/1embSqM. Google, Apple or IPO: What’s Next for Square? |

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

How He Made $19,000 on the App Store While Learning to Code – [link]. So much excess in hiring by Silicon Valley startups. Free Graphic Design Software Reviews And An Amazing Showcase – [link]. One Strike and You’re Out: In Relationship Era, Bad PR Pitches Will not Be Tolerated – [link].

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). Sometimes I use Balsamiq, sometimes I code a prototype, doesn’t matter – just create something, then tell the world. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned. How I can find the right investor (software)?

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Lean Startup 101 for Developers – [link]. Silicon Valley’s Disruption Deficit Disorder – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Five Useful Design Techniques and Coding Solutions For Web Designers – [link].

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Dear Silicon Valley, Ads Are the Hard Part | Digiday – [link]. Dear Silicon Valley, Ads Are the Hard Part | Digiday – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Revenue is the new black | Gigaom – [link].

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MARCH 23, 2012

Silicon Valley’s Hottest VC Is a Rug Dealer – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Review: The third-generation iPad – [link]. Are You Building A Company, Or Just Your Credentials? – [link]. – [link].

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. So What is Customer Development? Most startups fail. Sep 09, 2013 @ 13:58:04.

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JUNE 13, 2013

What Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Get Wrong: 7 Lessons From The Rest Of The Ecosystem | Forbes – [link]. Why Successful Companies Stop Growing | Ron Ashkenas – Harvard Business – Review [link]. 30 Fresh Useful Resources for Developers and Designers | TechnoGerms – [link].

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JUNE 28, 2013

If you think Silicon Valley can’t innovate, you’re not looking hard enough — [link]. NASA is crowdsourcing Asteroid Detection | The National Law Review – [link]. Heineken is tapping Crowdsourcing To Develop Beer – [link]. NASA is crowdsourcing Asteroid Detection | The National Law Review – [link].

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APRIL 26, 2013

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013 | MIT Technology Review – [link]. Why developers are leaving the Facebook platform | by Andrew Chen – [link]. Job Titles Aren’t That Important | Matt Ferguson-Harvard Business Review – [link]. The Only Thing Apple Really Sells | Gizmodo – [link].

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MAY 25, 2012

‘The Golden Age of Silicon Valley Is Over, and We’re Dancing on its Grave’ – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. – [link]. Lies, Damned Lies, and Pitch Decks – [link].

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Henry , Chris Callahan , Travis Briggs , Nene Kalu , Nikolay Pohodnya , Jamin Wong , Nick Gauthier , Anon User, Andrea Narciso , Steve Shapero , Max Yankov , Christopher Wiley , Bruce Serven and Tony Karrer This question gets asked a lot on Quora, but this one strikes me due to the phrasing. Wild guess: nope, you never heard of him / her.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Silicon Valley’s New Secret Weapon: Designers Who Found Startups – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Starting a new biz with a friend? Good interview with @mike_samson about biz w/ friends - [link].

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Huffington Post thinks the Midwest may be the next Silicon Valley – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Good story by @JonCrawford about getting kicked out of Y Combinator & raising $1.5 million for Storenvy – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

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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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

50 Useful Coding Techniques (CSS Layouts, Visual Effects and Forms) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Startup Tip: Simplify Software Features and Iterate More Often – [link]. IE 6 – [link].

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