Posts by Dharmesh Shah

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From Nashville to Boston: How A Startup Accelerator Changed Our Lives
guest August 19, 2011
The following is a guest article by Nick Francis, co-founder of Help Scout, a customer support application. When looking back at successful companies, you can always point to a series…
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Raising Money On AngelList: 21 Tips From Two Active Angels
venture capital August 10, 2011
The following is the result of a collaboration between Ty Danco and Dharmesh Shah. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor (you should be reading his blog). Dharmesh is founder and…
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The Benefits Of The Perfect Independent Board Member
venture capital August 9, 2011
The following is a guest post from Brian Halligan, CEO of HubSpot. When we were first starting HubSpot, we identified the perfect candidate for an outside board member: Gail Goodman,…
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Prison Break: Escaping From Shawshank Inc. For A Startup
August 1, 2011
I first laid eyes on Andy Dufresne during his orientation session here at the Shawshank Software Corporation. To tell you the truth I didn’t think much of him—I figured a couple of…
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5 Reasons An Angel Investor Will Walk From Your Deal
guest July 25, 2011
The following is a guest post by Ty Danco. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor. Read more of his thoughts at tydanco.com. You’ve got a killer idea, a good prototype, a terrific…
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Sorry. My heart says yes, but my schedule says no.
personal July 21, 2011
The following started out as a late night email I was going to write to someone that reached out for some guidance and advice. Expanded version posted here in a somewhat desperate…
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Some Heart-felt and Humble Advice For Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz
strategy July 7, 2011
Dear Rand, Really enjoyed the recent article on your personal blog, “Inflection Points: Bravery vs. Foolishness”. Very few entrepreneurs have the courage to be that transparent. On…
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Entrepreneurs: What To Do If You Don't Have An Idea
July 6, 2011
The following is a guest post by Ty Danco. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor. Read more of his thoughts at tydanco.com. Don't have an idea yet for a startup? Then get off…
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16 Brilliant Insights From Steve Jobs Keynote Circa 1997
July 1, 2011
Like millions of others, I'm a big fan of Steve Jobs. He's a genius and an exceptional communicator. I came across this old video recently of Jobs doing a keynote at the Apple WWDC in…
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Anything You Want: 21 Inspiring Ideas From Derek Sivers
book June 29, 2011
I first met Derek Sivers at the Business of Software conference. I'd heard about him, but I hadn't actually met him. Derek has done at least two remarkable things: 1. He created a…
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Seed Funding and Angel Groups: The Fast and The Furious
guest June 28, 2011
The following is a guest post by Dan Weinreb. He was a co-founder of Symbolics and Object Design. He is now a full-time software developer for Google, and an angel investor as a…
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