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Why You Should Attend Business of Software 2008 In Boston
Event
July 21, 2008
If you read this blog, there's a pretty good chance you're somehow involved in the business of software. By that, I mean you are trying to (gasp!) make money in the software business.…
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Embarassingly Gushing Praise for TechCrunch And The New CrunchBase API
July 16, 2008
For those that are nauseated or otherwise troubled by gushing praise of tech blogs, please click away now. I will not be offended. I'm an avid reader of the TechCrunch blog. In their…
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Startup Hiring: An Entrepreneur Disagrees With Entrepreneur Magazine
hiring
July 14, 2008
I recently came across an article in Entrepreneur magazine that talks about startup hiring mistakes. I don't know Brad Sugars (the author), but he's a columnist at Entrepreneur…
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WebInno18 Boston: Data Analysis of Startup Meetup Registrants
Event
July 13, 2008
The popular Boston Web Innovators Group held in Cambridge, MA is coming up this Tuesday, July 15th 2008. Like the events before it, WebInno18 promises to be another great event. I…
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We Love To Hate Microsoft But What About Apple?
strategy
July 9, 2008
The reasons so many people hate (or intensely dislike) Microsoft are plentiful and for the most part, pretty easy to understand. If you were to ask around, reasons cited would…
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Startup Advice from George Costanza: Do The Opposite
strategy
July 2, 2008
The Seinfeld fans out there will clearly recognize the reference to "the opposite" episode. Basically, George tries to change his life by going against his natural instincts and doing…
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20 Wrenches In The Software Startup Machinery
strategy
June 28, 2008
The following is a guest post. I have had the misfortune of personally making every one of these mistakes during my years as a software entrepreneur. I am currently reviewing a…
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Startup Business Strategy For The Simple-Minded
strategy
June 20, 2008
Here are the six simple steps for building a startup (in this case, a software startup). 1. Figure out what to build. You can do this by being brilliantly insightful (which you might…
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Taking The Leap: Don't Just Be A Wannabepreneur
startups
June 9, 2008
Chances are, if you're reading this article, you are either involved in a startup already, or looking to be involved in one. This article is for the folks in the latter category, the…
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7 Uncannily Obvious Lessons From A Product Launch
strategy
June 4, 2008
A few days ago, my startup HubSpot, launched a new app called Press Release Grader. It's not our core product, but a free tool for marketers and PR folks to analyze a press release…
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Has The Bubble Burst? The Four Stages of Bubbleness
May 29, 2008
Don Dodge posted an interesting article recently on his blog titled "Web 2.0 = Bubble 2.0". The part that really caught my interest are the four "stages" of a bubble that he…
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