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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

The solution I’m exploring is a just in time learning methodology that accelerates founders’ learning curve by aggregating relevant content, peers and mentors.&#. They went to work gathering deep knowledege of what makes successful Internet startups. Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. .

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14 Interesting Findings From The Startup Genome Project

YoungUpstarts

Investors who provide hands-on help have little or no effect on the company’s operational performance. Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. B2C vs. B2B is not a meaningful segmentation of Internet startups anymore because the Internet has changed the rules of business.

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How To Negotiate with Vendors, Partners And Employees

YoungUpstarts

Even so, it’s difficult (and perhaps impossible) to operate a small business or startup and not negotiate agreements with employees, vendors, customers, and others. I also explained that we weren’t concerned with what each itemized item cost – but we needed to make sure that in the aggregate, we didn’t exceed our budget.

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

Both Sides of the Table

If YouTube really cares about dominating the future of Internet video it should take less because at 45% it will only encourage video producers to seek alternate distribution and will make it easier for competitors to emerge. Developing O&O (owned & operated) businesses (outside of YouTube).

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Don’t Let an Unsecured Credit Card System Bankrupt Your Business

Up and Running

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standards are technical and operational requirements set by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) to protect cardholder data. All businesses fall into one of the four merchant levels based on the aggregate number of Visa / MasterCard transactions they process over a 12-month period.

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Investment Thesis @USV

www.usv.com

Venture firms operate a bunch of different ways. Union Square Ventures' focus has evolved into what we call a "thesis" but is probably better described as a macro level view about the world - the Internet world - that we then (attempt) to structure investment activities around.

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Negotiation Tips For Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs and Freelancers

crowdSPRING Blog

Even so, it’s difficult (and perhaps impossible) to operate a small business or startup and not negotiate agreements with employees, vendors, customers, and others. Not every entrepreneur, small business owner or freelancer is comfortable negotiating. Many dread the adversarial nature of negotiation.