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4 Founders & Harvard MBAs on Finding Startup Traction & MBAs-as-Entrepreneurs

View from Seed

Prince (CloudFlare): In order for CloudFlare to work, we had to build a network, so we didn’t have customers until late spring 2010 [about 9 months after launch], but we had a bunch of people we knew were potential customers. Clark: Competing through Social Networks. And then we used the same list to find the first customers.

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The best nonprofit events board members should know about this year

Board Effect

Industry events give your leadership and board members opportunities to share resources and network, as well as learn about best practices, industry trends and innovations. Louis, Missouri, where attendees will network and learn about professional development. This year’s expo will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The Tucked And The Untucked

Feld Thoughts

The juxtaposition of the two experiences (my talk vs. the casual madness of the Apple Store) combined with a line from Peter Thiel’s book Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future reminded me of another line that I heard at the UP Global Annual Summit in Las Vegas over the summer. Get everyone working together.

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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

Both Sides of the Table

It was the best 5 days of networking I spent last year. But for all of the speakers Paddy brought over he also organized private events for us to network amongst ourselves. And that was the brilliance – the crowd got a massive conference and the speakers got some high-quality networking time amongst each other.

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8 Innovation Inhibitors Challenge Every Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

I especially like the newest personal flying car , introduced at the most recent Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. It’s easy to see the value of electric power versus fossil-fuel engines, but we are a long way from the network of drone service stations and mechanics that exist today for conventional transportation.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Are they running from high prices, high taxes, dysfunctional government, and wildfires? All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they In fact, the Houston city government ranks number onein the country in renewable energy use. What’s bringing them here? Count all of the people you know!

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Trade Show Checklist: How To Successfully Sell Your Product At Trade Shows

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I remember one brutal season doing the January accessory show in New York, flying to Hong Kong to walk their trade show and meet with suppliers, then back to the US to do Magic in Las Vegas, back to NY to do Coterie , and then to Paris to do Premiere Classe. It was crazy! We met all of our showrooms at the trade shows.

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