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How To Start A Startup – For Busy People

YoungUpstarts

by Andrea Martins, co-founder of GreenSocks. He may have been named by Silicon Valley thought leader Paul Graham as one of the five most interesting startup founders since 1979, but Sam’s curious penchant for wearing t-shirts over long-sleeve shirts suggests that he’s definitely too young for me.

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Seth Sternberg – Meebo

Both Sides of the Table

Such was my recent meeting with Seth Sternberg, founder & CEO of Meebo. We then spoke about startups. Again, Seth: “One of the things I noticed when I looked around at startups is that often the founding teams hired people just like themselves. Startups shouldn’t be like this. And there you have it.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. Everyone wants to work in tech startups. See Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups. “CEO is the new Analyst.”. Everyone wanted to work in finance.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. How to build a portfolio of startup investments. What to do when your portfolio startup pivots. Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Problem was, I seemed to suck at the whole startup thing. Rather, I didn’t have anyone around me familiar enough with startups to tell me that I was doing it all wrong. 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.

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Finding Your Co-Founders

techcrunch.com

The number one question you all asked after reading my last blog post about starting a business from scratch was “how do I find my co-founders?&# And therein lies the problem in finding co-founders for that startup you’re dying to launch. Now, think specifically about how tall (or short) they all are.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. As a result, I cofounded Artemis Health, a company that offers a benefit optimization data platform for employers. I started my PR and marketing firm since I love startups and want to give them a chance to grow. Thanks to Emily Mazza, Mazza Virtual Assistants ! #7-