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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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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. I plan to use the internet as my networking base, and friends as my streettalkers. I plan to use the internet as my networking base, and friends as my streettalkers.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

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In all cases, these names were derived by the Founders, without the involvement of consultants, MBAs, focus groups, statistically valid surveys or other detriments to a startup’s ability to make quick, sound decisions. Jerry Yang and David Filo, Yahoo’s Founders, chose the name, as they considered themselves to be “Yahoos.”.When

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Why I’m Doubling Down on the Twitter Ecosystem

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We’re co-leading the $6 million investment with Roger Ehrenberg at IA Ventures in NY and one of the most respected early-stage investors in the country in “big data&# companies. Or as founder Joe Fernandez recently told me, “we’re building the ‘PageRank’ for people.” The Importance of Twitter. Not so on Twitter.

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