Posts by Dharmesh Shah

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Stop Waiting For The Magical Startup Fairy
strategy April 21, 2008
I've been in the startup business for a while and it still amazes me how many founders (including me at various points in my life) have completely irrational views on how life at a…
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Pithy Insights On The Business of Software
strategy April 17, 2008
I've been invited to speak at the upcoming Business of Software conference in Boston (my home town!) on September 8, 2008. As such, I've been thinking a bit about the business of…
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Bidding On A Twitter Account: Insanity or Efficient Market?
social media April 14, 2008
It's been a mildly interesting weekend. One of the interesting things that happened was a TechCrunch article that described Andrew Baron selling his Twitter account It was the…
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Why I Hate PowerPoint and You Probably Do Too
April 9, 2008
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak to the New Enterprises class (15.390A) at MIT and talk about startup funding. On my first PowerPoint slide, my second bullet-point was…
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Quick Tips and Quips On Startups On Twitter
March 30, 2008
I've been (personally) using Twitter more frequently lately because more people I know are using it. Not sure how many people really care where I'm having dinner. But, I figure there…
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7 Uncommon Questions I'd Ask A Startup If I Were A Venture Capitalist
vc March 24, 2008
Venture capitalists have a hard job. The good ones have to pick a small number of investments from a large pool of opportunities, often with minimal "data". If I were a VC, I'd look…
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Amusing Tidbits From Warren Buffet and The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report
strategy March 17, 2008
My co-founder, Brian Halligan and I are both big fans of Warren Buffet. Brian wrote an article a while ago on the HubSpot blog "Quick Insights From Buffet and Gates". If you're a…
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Startup Tips for the Early, Early Days
March 13, 2008
My favorite stage of a startup is the early, early days. This is when things are the most chaotic, resources are limited and the team is small enough to fit into a single car. I've…
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Business Lessons From Blue Man: The Why To Guide
strategy March 12, 2008
I recently came across an article by my friend Allison Shapira about Blue Man Group as a business. The article is based on a reading Allison did as part of her "Strategic…
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Why Startups Fail: Run Out Of Cash, Run Out Of Commitment
strategy February 28, 2008
One thing I've been pondering this weekend is figuring out why startups fail. But, in order to figure that out, I had to first decide what constitutes failure. The more I thought…
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What Is The Opposite Of A Vacuum and Should You Develop Software In It?
strategy February 4, 2008
Chances are, that if you've been involved in the creation of software or any kind of product, you've probably heard the advice: "Don't develop in a vacuum". A vacuum is a space that…
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