Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Everyone needs to realize that whether it’s in the workplace or in the startup community, business is a new world today with new rules. Use the idea to kick-start your relationships with co-founders, investors, customers and business partners. That means that selling yourself is more important than selling your idea.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

I did a lot of technical interviewing. I started my business out of necessity, after being fired from the position as CFO of a restaurant group I was forced to find a way to support my family of 4. Each business has a story. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. Photo Credit: David Moise. I led projects.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2016

Everyone needs to realize that whether it’s in the workplace or in the startup community, business is a new world today with new rules. Use the idea to kick-start your relationships with co-founders, investors, customers and business partners. That means that selling yourself is more important than selling your idea.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

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. I’ll tell you the honest truth: listening to customers is gruesome, uncomfortable, and painful work.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Analyzing 32 Startup Failure Post-Mortems to Find the 20 Top Reasons that Startups Fail. After a thorough analysis of those 32 start-up post-mortems, we have determined the common reasons founders gave to compile this list of the top 20 ways to have your startup fail. Investors Companies. January 11th, 2011 the Chubby Team 34 Comments.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 8, 2017

Todd McGuire is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of startup incentaHEALTH and we had to the opportunity to hear from him about starting business, the future of the company and what entrepreneurship means to him. I am the co-founder and CTO of the digital health care company incentaHEALTH. Tell us your story:

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer. Independent graphic designers from all over the world submit designs to our ongoing design competitions, and Minteds community votes to tell us what to sell. The first thing I did was to find an advisor who I could trust.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. How To Get There. Tweet View Comments Guest Author Sep 20, 2009 This guest post was written by Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg. We’ll update this post with links to his further installments.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

For the most part they were written at 2AM while I was working – however, I thought you might find them useful. Maple Butter. Search for: Videos. You are here: Home » Hiring » Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. I love startups. Is that true ?

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage.

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The Internet can be a tremendous resource in finding the right people to build your team. Pros: The search bar makes finding info a snap.

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ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

Community Partners. Finding a Technical Co-Founder. Below are some examples of types of names that have been used to build major Internet brands. What is an Ultra Light Startup? Who We Are. Our Technology Platform. How To Get In For Free. Media Partners. Sponsorship. Office Hours. Apply to Pitch (New York).

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 14, 2019

“The answer is always yes to the veteran community. He specifically focuses on the importance of perseverance, planning, integrity, technical and tactical proficiency, and being able to speak in pixel-level detail about your company. Yesterday @unleashcraig co-hosted the Veterans in Tech Summit and @kperdew was a keynote speaker.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

Share Each business has a story. No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

Here are some of the most interesting facts about female founders as well as startups. She is also the author of Social Media Mastery: A Comprehensive Guide to Strategic Growth and is the founder of “The Authority Matrix”, which is a powerful tool used by Fortune500 executives that utilizes employee advocacy and influence.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

They co-founded it with former U.S. Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. For episode 4 of Out of the Crisis, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung joined me to talk about the U.S. Digital Response. She served as the U.S. Raylene is USDR’s CEO and a recent fellow with the Aspen Institute’s Tech Policy Hub.

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viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

September 27, 2010 | View Comments This is the third part of a series on becoming your own technical co-founder. In 2008, we couldn’t find a technical co-founder for Yipit. I’m writing about how I became our technical co-founder. This series is intended for everyone else.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, August 24, 2009 Marching through quicksand I have been spending a lot of time lately talking to people in various media companies: editors and agents, executives, journalists, producers and directors. In other words, they are facing conditions of extreme uncertainty, just like startups.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Learning from Obama: maneuver warfare on the campaign trail I had the privilege of volunteering for the Obama campaign in swing states for a few weekends during the final push towards victory. Im quite confident I got more out of the experience than the campaign got from me.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

But then think of the bare minimum that would make you happy , and people would find useful. Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Stop there.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

130 posts (and dozens more that mercifully never saw the light of day), tons of comments, and, of course - you, the awesomest subscribers on the internet. Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Happy blogiversary (my present: a brand new URL) Its official: Startup Lessons Learned has passed the one-year mark.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

This wasnt an education product - it was a pretty surprising group to find using it. As you start to see them, collect your hypotheses and start using broader-reach tools to find out how they break down. When I first wrote about the advantages of having a pathetically small number of customers , I only had 5 subscribers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, November 22, 2008 Net Promoter Score: an operational tool to measure customer satisfaction Ive mentioned Net Promoter Score (NPS) in a few previous posts, but havent had a chance to describe it in detail yet. It does it all by asking your customers just one magic question.

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