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Random Voices: The Power Of Influence In The Blogosphere

September 28, 2006

I came across this article on one of the blogs I read regularly: Everyone Is An Influencer In the article, Cameron Olthuis posits that it is important for companies not just to focus…

Roadmapping: How Your Product Finds Its Way

development September 26, 2006

Note: This is a guest article written by Andy Singleton. Andy is a career software professional and knows a thing or two about building and launching successful software products. He…

Startups and Advisory Board Members

strategy September 25, 2006

I have been on both sides of the Advisory Board equation. As a startup founder, I’ve invited individuals to be an advisory board member. I’ve also been asked to be an advisory board…

Startups and the Challenges With CRM

September 21, 2006

Brian Halligan, my co-founder at HubSpot has a written a thoughtful piece today on the issue of CRM in startups: “Why CRM Initiatives At Small Business and Startups”. This is on our…

Another Startup On eBay: Why This One Is Probably Worth The $90k Starting Bid

startup September 20, 2006

If you’re a regular reader of OnStartups.com you’ll know that every now and then I diverge from my usual “advice for startups” theme and talk about specific news and other industry…

Failure To Launch: Why Every Startup Should Have A Blog

startup September 18, 2006

I wrote an article about blogging for small businesses this weekend (posted to the other blog I write for Small Business Hub internet marketing blog). Shameless plug: I’m trying to…

Speaking At The Mass. Tech Leadership Council on Web 2.0

startup September 17, 2006

I am scheduled to speak at a Mass. Technology Leadership Council event this week. The topic of the event is “Web 2.0 – How Will It Impact Your Business?”. If you plan on attending the…

Important Questions Startup Co-Founders Should Ask Each Other

September 16, 2006

One thing I have learned in my experience with startups is that if you are not careful, you are as likely to experience as many challenges with your co-founder(s) as you are with the…

Startup Strategy: Are You Thrashing In A Red Ocean?

#StartupAdvice September 15, 2006

As a general practice, I read a lot of business books (all sorts of topics like sales, marketing, technology, innovation and strategy). One area that is always difficult to find good…

Business Geeks: Automated Software Testing as Competitive Advantage

startups September 13, 2006

This blog’s audience can be simplistically divided into two types of people: 1. technology geeks (folks with a technology background, and more specifically a software development…

Web 2.0: Soft Landings vs. Hard Crashes

startups September 11, 2006

I’ve gotten a bit of criticism for a couple of my prior articles about the Web 2.0 startup crashes of Kiko and HuckABuck, both of which listed their companies for sale on eBay. [Note:…