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APRIL 25, 2014

7 Reasons You Can’t Be Friends With Your Employees – crowdspring.co/1jrrWok. The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. 7 Reasons You Can’t Be Friends With Your Employees – crowdspring.co/1jrrWok. 20 Compact and Sporty Sans Serif Fonts – crowdspring.co/1ijERL3.

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JANUARY 17, 2014

“Fundamental difference between entrepreneurs & con artists is con artists know fantasies they’re selling are lies” crowdspring.co/1d1Jv9v. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Growth Hacking Is Bull – crowdspring.co/L1Z1wv.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Qualities Of Truly Great Employees | Business Insider by Dharmesh Shah - crowdspring.co/1h0QmFY. ask employees for feedback instead of waiting for them to come to you - crowdspring.co/1akonho. Perfect employees don’t exist. Qualities Of Truly Great Employees | Business Insider by Dharmesh Shah - crowdspring.co/1h0QmFY.

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JULY 12, 2013

Candid post by Steve Douglas about employee fraud – [link]. Cycling To Work – How Tech Entrepreneurs In 3 Different Countries Get On Their Bike – [link]. Entrepreneur’s Choice: Is Your Kid Worth $100 Million? Cycling To Work – How Tech Entrepreneurs In 3 Different Countries Get On Their Bike – [link].

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APRIL 28, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. They Make Terrible Employees – [link]. They Make Terrible Employees – [link]. 4 Reasons PR Agencies Are Failing in Social Media – [link]. Never Hire Job Hoppers. – [link].

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MARCH 7, 2014

Employee Retention - crowdspring.co/1f2fAz5. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Don’t fear competition. Many of the best companies embrace it - crowdspring.co/1kgAen9. A Guide To Post Seed Financing Options | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1eVEel8.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs – Part II: research – [link]. Building Great Software: Less is More – [link]. Employee Equity: How Much? Employees don’t promote their own companies on Twitter. Employees don’t promote their own companies on Twitter. Need a logo? – [link].

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

LinkedIn’s Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs (annotated by Reid Hoffman) – crowdspring.co/1gIv7bI. 11 Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Be Able to Answer - crowdspring.co/19IMztu. HP Requiring Most Employees to Work at the Office | AllThingsD – crowdspring.co/GK7QII. 16aZ5Ts. .

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Good short read dispelling productivity myths about employee performance – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Free resources for small businesses from Google – [link]. Fuck That Noise. Guess What? Programmers can #JFDI it too!

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JULY 10, 2014

At Least Until You Have 50 Employees. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Candid insight (not what you typically hear) on women & leadership from PepsiCo CEO: Women Can’t Have It All – crowdspring.co/1s3aFa0.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. An “earn in” proposal – Employee option allocations in early stage companies - [link]. HOW TO: Set Up a Q&A Website in Minutes – Best Options Reviewed & Compared - [link].

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APRIL 5, 2013

Google’s Secrets Of Innovation: Empowering Its Employees | Forbes – [link]. 7 reasons for entrepreneurs to avoid tranched investments | VentureBeat – [link]. The Skills Most Entrepreneurs Lack | Bill J. What Would-Be Entrepreneurs Fear Most About Starting Up | Entrepreneur – [link].

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JULY 8, 2011

10 Ways to Motivate Your Employees on the Cheap – [link]. 10 Ways to Motivate Your Employees on the Cheap – [link]. America’s founding entrepreneurs: revolution at work – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. . Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Getting Your Startup Started With Payments – [link].

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Inside Google’s Culture of Success and Employee Happiness | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. 13 Entrepreneur Blogs that Educate, Enlighten and Inspire | Mavenlink Blog – [link]. How should one go about pricing their software product? How Much Equity Do Your Employees Deserve? Venture Math 101 – [link].

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JUNE 15, 2011

Why entrepreneurs shouldn’t delegate a job until they’ve done it first – [link]. Why entrepreneurs shouldn’t delegate a job until they’ve done it first – [link]. Meet Amazon.com’s first employee: Shel Kaphan – [link]. Meet Amazon.com’s first employee: Shel Kaphan – [link].

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. Skype Founder, Niklas Zennström – words for young entrepreneurs – [link]. Traveling lean: tips for small businesses and entrepreneurs – [link]. 14 Year Old Develops Top iPhone App; Dethrones Angry Birds – [link]. – [link].

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Since no benchmarks existed, we enlisted our engineering department in a serious software development effort and wrote our own. Now as VP of Marketing, I could have sat back and let my PR agency handle the press. The head of the PR agency agreed that we would work together as a team. You don’t delegate life and death.

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MARCH 8, 2013

The Skinny on Using Crowdsourcing for Your Business | The Frugal Entrepreneur – [link]. Women Entrepreneurs Out Earn Men By 14% | Forbes – [link]. The Skinny on Using Crowdsourcing for Your Business | The Frugal Entrepreneur – [link]. Why entrepreneurs struggle with MBA hires – [link].

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JULY 21, 2011

Breaking in a new employee? Interesting perspective on how Southwest Airlines hires employees – [link]. Why Entrepreneurs Must Be Crazy – [link]. Breaking in a new employee? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

10 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Standup Comics – [link]. New Research: The Skills That Make an Entrepreneur – Bill J. Some Quick Sage Advice for Young Employees Early in Their Careers – [link]. Ask any entrepreneur: The freelance economy is a sucker’s game – [link]. Losers exist.

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MARCH 2, 2011

5 things that suck (about hiring new employees) and 10 things companies can do about it – [link]. How to Avoid a Disaster When Outsourcing to an Overseas Web Developer – [link]. 5 things that suck (about hiring new employees) and 10 things companies can do about it – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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MARCH 22, 2013

The #1 Mistake Entrepreneurs Make – [link]. Good post on how culture changes impact employees … Why I left Google – [link]. Social Networks by Revenue and Employees, Facebook Stands Above All | Web Strategy – [link]. Innocent Drinks: Don’t be Afraid to Start Small | Startup War Story – [link].

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JANUARY 18, 2013

Valve’s employee handbook is a fascinating read. Lots of important lessons for entrepreneurs - [link]. 8 Major Mistakes Entrepreneurs Will Make In 2013 | Forbes – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner – [link]. 4 Pieces Of Practical Advice for Women Entrepreneurs – [link]. 4 Pieces Of Practical Advice for Women Entrepreneurs – [link]. How To Be a Genius: This Is Apple’s Secret Employee Training Manual – [link]. – [link].

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JULY 28, 2011

NEW @crowdSPRING Small Biz Newsletter: social media disaster, employee training, market size - [link]. Small businesses err when cutting employee benefits – this impacts employee loyalty - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Experienced entrepreneurs preserve equity – [link]. What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Eboo Patel – [link]. More phenomenal photos from 2011 are in the Other section below.

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Practical Advice From Female Entrepreneurs Who Stand Out In A Sea Of Dudes | Fast Company – [link]. Why Chicago is One of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs | @ Technori – [link]. How Much Traffic Do New York Times Links Generate | Entrepreneurs Unpluggd – [link]. How To Stop Being Too Busy – [link].

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AUGUST 24, 2012

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre Entrepreneurs – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. This doesn’t seem credible – paints one Apple store (really, it’s employees) in a truly bad light – [link]. – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. Thanks to Suns amazing PR blitz, there was tremendous demand for experts on Java, and I did my best to convince people that I was one of that mythical breed.

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Transformify

AUGUST 27, 2017

It is your team that will save you, the entrepreneur, from a disaster. Outsource the development of your MVP. This could be the right move as the software development companies have well-trained teams which mitigates the risk. Has someone else in your circle used the services of this software development company?

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. A couple weeks ago, I attended the 13th Silicon Valley Annual VC/Entrepreneur luncheon organized by NVCA. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs.

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MARCH 13, 2014

9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB. Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness? Good read for entrepreneurs & startup employees on liquidation preferences – crowdspring.co/1neVvzy. 9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB.

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MARCH 21, 2014

Sick Leave for Your Employees: Why it Matters – crowdspring.co/1gFez17. Sick Leave for Your Employees: Why it Matters – crowdspring.co/1gFez17. Good read for entrepreneurs & startup employees on liquidation preferences – crowdspring.co/1neVvzy. Most are spot on. by Mark Suster – crowdspring.co/1g0di8W.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Give Your Employees Unlimited Vacation Days – [link]. 10 things entrepreneurs can learn from chefs – [link]. What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Eboo Patel – [link]. 4 Skills Every Startup Employee Needs – [link]. Give Your Employees Unlimited Vacation Days – [link]. Smart: A Man.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Some good insight for entrepreneurs thinking about YC … How I got into Y Combinator – crowdspring.co/1gpFNcj. Why it Takes 5 Years to Become an Entrepreneur | by Kevin Dewalt – crowdspring.co/14bz0AK. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

10 Ways to Motivate Your Employees on the Cheap – crowdspring.co/Y8l0IJ. Ten Things Bosses Never Tell Employees, But Should | by Jeff Haden – crowdspring.co/Yef2Gd. 10 Ways to Motivate Your Employees on the Cheap – crowdspring.co/Y8l0IJ. 5 Ways to Create an Engaging Customer Experience – crowdspring.co/W6LVm2.

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