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How To Recruit A Great Designer For Your Startup

David Teten

ff Venture Capital just invested in Tackk , a new platform which allows you to creatively share anything on the web with no barriers to creation. And building a differentiating user experience starts with an outstanding designer or team of designers. Contributed Articles ff Venture Capital Recruiting'

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

“If you can fix a problem for someone and do it better, quicker, and/or cheaper than your competitor, you’re off to a good start.” – Gabriel Kuperman, founder and CEO of CuePin. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep.

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Stitch Fix: Reinventing Retail Through Personalization

abovethecrowd.com

The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. Awareness of the service was clearly spreading virally through word of mouth. Customers are first asked to fill out an in depth profile to help identify their size, style, and preferences.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth. What I knew that many didn’t was that a combination of curiosity and a viral game mechanic would slowly get to a million people, at which point the network becomes valuable. What’s your differential business strategy? Your differential growth strategy?

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The Startup Pivot

Reid Hoffman

I’m not saying this because I’m trying to pump up the venture capital industry; it’s based on my experiences as an entrepreneur, where I had great VC partners (and some not so great ones). The decision to pivot carries high risks and high stakes; if you let it be a committee decision, you’re going to have a lot of thrashing.

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Why Did I Invest in the Company Pose?

Both Sides of the Table

I first met the founder of Pose, Dustin Rosen , when he was a junior person with an LA-based venture capital firm called The Mail Room Fund. My first two calls were to True Ventures & Founder Collective. The other “first call” went to Founder Collective. might have been a lot less differentiated.

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Customers Love Free Stuff … But That’s Not Your Problem

abovethecrowd.com

Paypal famously offered customers $5 to invite a friend, who would then also get $5 as part of a highly successful viral marketing campaign (they actually started at $20, and then reduced it to $10 and then ended at $5). The founders, the CEO, the CFO, the executives, the employees, and the venture investors. I don’t think so.

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