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Stop Saying ‘Let me know when works for you’
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 .
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Dilbert and Bogart On “F#(& You” Money
Trying to think of a good name for your retirement fund? Here’s a funny Dilbert comic about a colorful option:
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Why Google cares if you use your real name
Over the weekend there was a bit of hoo-hah about accounts swept off Google-Plus, because they didn't have the users' real name.
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Coders Who Don't Job Interview: Zed Shaw
I wrote a piece about the current state of job recruiting from a coder looking for work . I wondered:
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You Dont Need a Good Idea To Start a Great Company
I met recently with a friend of mine who has been talking about leaving Google for the last 3 years. Every time I see him he says he is just "waiting for a great idea" to leave to start his own company. I expect him to do what a lot of people do - stick around Google for another 6-24 months, and then join someone…
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Showing up
programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups
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First Time vs Serial Entrepreneurs
I've been thinking a lot about the differences between first time and serial entrepreneurs. We invest in both and do not have a preference betweeen the two. But there are significant differences. The best first time entrepreneurs have been stewing on their idea for quite a while. It is a personal passion of theirs and…
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Preparing To Fire an Executive
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
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VCs Are Not Your Friends
One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is not understanding the relationship they have with their investors. At times they confuse VC’s with their friends. Lets Go to Lunch At Rocket Scienc…
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Bonfire of the Vanities
When I was in my 20’s, I was taught the relationship between marketing and sales over a bonfire. — Over thirty years ago, before the arrival of the personal computer, there were desktop compu…
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The Scariest Company in Tech
The last few days have rocked the mobile world. HP is posturing itself as a major new player with WebOS. Nokia jumped from their burning platform into the sweet embrace of Microsoft (they are no do…
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Google & the Future of JavaScript
Simply stated, Google is absolutely committed to making JavaScript better, and we're pushing hard to make it happen.
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Entrepreneurship is an Art not a Job
Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not. George Bernard Shaw Over the last decade we assumed that once we found repeatable methodologies (Ag…
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