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Figuring Out FourSquare

Seeing Both Sides

Dennis wrote a great post at the time of the financing that showed just how product obsessed he was, even after taking the seed money. 2) What was the magic of the foursquare system that drove rapid adoption that so many other consumer Internet companies fail to achieve? Monetization.

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How to Start a Startup

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During the Internet Bubble there were a number of startups founded by business people who then wentlooking for hackers to create their product for them. Because so little money is involved, raising seedcapital is comparatively easy-- at least in the sense of getting aquick yes or no. Back in 1998 our CFOtried to talk me into it.

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