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The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 11, 2009 The cardinal sin of community management Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. This probably sounds illogical. After all, people rarely say they are mad because they are not being heard.

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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

By offering a community for female entrepreneurs, the ability to connect with other like-minded individuals for advice and education in a confidential and supportive environment is one of the largest benefits of the organization. But NAWBO also works tirelessly in Washington D.C. to advocate for the 11.6

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

They also note that after the 2007 recession—when things looked grim for the U.S. it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S.

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How to Supercharge your Content Marketing with Paid Advertising

Brandanew

Publishers, or Content Producers, can pay a Cost-per-Click to have their ads appear beside editorial content on Mashable, People, CNN, ESPN, Fortune, Hearst, The Washington Post, Time Inc., Taboola was founded in 2007 in New York City, and has been competing with Outbrain head-to-head almost from day one.

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Dallas Startup Happy Hour Tomorrow

The Startup Lawyer

Blake is the founder of CoHabitat, a startup community and hacker co-working space that’s become a hub for startup entrepreneurs, developers, and creatives. Danica was an adjunct professor of entertainment law at Washington University School of Law for five years, and she has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007.

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. However, as we got involved in issues like clean drinking water, we realized we’re missing a big opportunity to rally communities around us. Goal: tap into power of developers to solve community problems.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008. and has recently come back down to 122% (said David Brooks on The PBS News Hour).