Posts by Dharmesh Shah

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A Debate With Microsoft On The Departure Of Don Dodge

November 22, 2009

Here is a hypothetical conversation that might have happened (but didn't) with some high falutin’ person at Microsoft on the whole Don Dodge thing. Imagine a scene where I’m sitting…

Adam Smith Video On The Story Of Xobni

November 17, 2009

As noted in my previous article on startup marketing, I had the opportunity to speak at the MIT Startup bootcamp recently. My friend, and an all-around great guy, Adam Smith (founder…

Dharmesh On Startup Marketing: Video From MIT Startup Bootcamp

marketing November 17, 2009

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the MIT Startup Bootcamp held at the MIT Kresge Auditorium (a great venue that President Obama spoke at just a couple of weeks later). This…

Startups: How To Build A Barrier To Entry With Inbound Marketing

marketing strategy book self-promotion October 20, 2009

I’ve been doing a fair amount of speaking lately. It’s partly driven by my recently released book, Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media and Blogs (which is doing…

Holy Crap! HubSpot Has Now Raised A Total Of $33 Million

venturecapital hubspot October 19, 2009

It has been a little over a year since I announced the news that my marketing software startup closed it’s Series B round of funding. The article, “Insanity? Why A Bootstrap…

Answers.OnStartups: Community Q&A For Startup Entrepreneurs

resource October 9, 2009

I’m a big fan of a site called Stack Overflow. It’s a surprisingly useful Q&A site for posting programming questions, and getting answers from the community. The site has been…

12 Facts About Entrepreneurs That Will Likely Surprise You

September 21, 2009

I have a picture in my head of what the average entrepreneur is like. I’d guess pretty young (think Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) living the red beans and rice lifestyle and…

Why Raising Venture Capital Requires Helmets and Shovels [cartoon]

venture capital September 18, 2009

7 Things Your Startup SHOULD Copy From 37signals

strategy August 31, 2009

A little while ago, we had a great guest post here by Jason Cohen titled “Why Your Startup Shouldn’t Copy 37Signals or Fog Creek”. In it, Jason makes some great arguments on why you…

Burning Cash Is For Toasting Marshmallows [cartoon]

venture capital August 10, 2009

I’m going to go on a bit of a rant here. I’m miffed that the industry term for the process whereby startups invest in building their businesses is called “burning cash”. If your…

Speaking At Startup Idol Conference

Speaking July 21, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be speaking at the Startup Idol Conference in Redwood City, CA this Thursday (July 23, 2009). Registration is free: http://bit.ly/cMGnH Looks like there…