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Too small to fail: How startups can grow in recessions
These two little startups are exploding in sales, even in recession. Here's how they're doing it, and how you can too.
Just How Important is the Valley? Let's Look at some Data.
Some of the smartest startup brains I’ve ever met have said that if you want to be in the startup game, you MUST be in the Valley. There are plenty of justifications out there for it, and many/most of them make a fair bit of sense. Recently, Paul Graham posted another great essay on the topic, and said:
Strategy is Not a To Do List
I had breakfast with two of my ex-students from Singapore who were building a really interesting startup. They were deep into Customer Discovery and presented a ton of customer data on the validity…
Considering Applying to Y Combinator?
[Timely note! We're hosting a Y Combinator Meetup in Seattle on Thursday Feb 25... details here!] March 3 is the deadline for YC’s Summer 2010 session. I figured that I ought to throw my thoughts out there on the decisions that lead up to the application, the app itself, and... Continue Reading
What I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Company
Marketing, entrepreneurship, and the ongoing study of how influence spreads (with the occasional interlude on travel, pasta, TV -- the important stuff) from founder Rand Fishkin.
You are the problem: the reason why so many startups don't get venture funding
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Why We Prefer Founding CEOs
Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The
Ben Horowitz: Things Some VCs Do That I Don’t Like
Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The
Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups
Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. But founders need to know how to ask for their advice and when to ignore it. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers I was having coff…
The Startup Myth
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Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company
Governments round the world are trying to stimulate entrepreneurship. The Chilean government recently announced a bold initiative that stands apart from the usual innovation and start-up handwaving…
How Our Startup Got Featured on CNN
Vinicius Vacanti is co-founder and CEO of Yipit. Next posts on how to acquire users for free and how to raise a Series A. Don’t miss them by subscribing via email or via twitter .
So, you're gonna code the whole thing, do the servers and work for sweat equity...
******You must get a business lawyer to implement all these points!! One who knows business contract law!!! No exceptions. Do not get you...
Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup
A biweekly newsletter on navigating the chaos of building & investing in startups. Topics include venture studios, entrepreneurship, product management, analytics and more, leveraging a combination of best practices & instincts. Click to read Focused Chaos, by Ben Yoskovitz, a Substack publication with tens of…
Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 1: Are Those My Initials?
In my 21 years of startups I’ve had my ideas “stolen” twice. Once it almost mattered. This is about the time it didn’t. Worries from the garage One of the worries I hear from entrepreneurs (not ju…