Posts by Dharmesh Shah

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Avoiding Undue Diligence: My Strange Approach To Angel Investing
February 4, 2013
In a few weeks, I'm going to write a $25,000 check to invest in a company that currently does not exist. There is no company. There's no team. And I have no idea what the company will…
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The 4 Personality Types Every Startup Needs
strategy February 1, 2013
Anyone can have a killer startup idea, but in order to make that idea succeed you’ll need an unbeatable team. Crafting the perfect team is an art -- one we're constantly trying to…
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Entrepreneurs: *DO* Be A Hero
strategy January 3, 2013
A few minutes ago, I came across this tweet from my friend and co-founder at HubSpot, Brian Halligan. This got me to thinking (which is often a dangerous thing), am I taking enough…
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Early Evidence Is Often Too Early And Not Really Evidence
strategy January 2, 2013
The Lean Startup method strongly advocates experiments -- and for good reason. It's critically important for a startup to acquire validated learning as quickly as possible. How…
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Doubtliers: Erroneous Lessons From The Exceptional
strategy December 26, 2012
There are great lessons to be learned from many exceptional companies like Google, Apple and Amazon. But, can you just copy the best practices from these amazing companies and use…
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Our PR Stinks: Here's What Your Startup Can Learn From It
guest December 20, 2012
We were convinced from the very beginning that strong PR would be the answer to our market entry prayers. This is the story of how our reality turned into something of the opposite…
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21 Quick Quotes From The New OnStartups Book
December 18, 2012
tl;dr Woo hoo! There is a brand-spankin' new OnStartups book available. All royalties that I make will be donated to Kiva to help entrepreneurship worldwide. As many of you regular…
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How I Inadvertently Ran an MIT Student Hacking Contest For $3,001
December 6, 2012
It was 6:30pm on a random Tuesday evening in Cambridge. There I was, carefully counting a wad of crisp $100 bills in an unmarked white envelope. I was parked in my car on Main Street,…
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Recruiting Developers? Create An Awesome Candidate Experience
recruiting November 29, 2012
tl;dr: If you're trying to attract awesome developers, you need to create an awesome candidate experience (CX). Something that makes them go "WOW!". It's like UX -- but for the people…
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How To Help Startup Ecosystems: Be An Early Adopter
guest November 27, 2012
The following is a guest post by Sravish Sridhar. Sravish is the Founder and CEO of Kinvey, a Backend as a Service platform that makes it easy for developers to setup and operate…
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Sorry, No Calls
personal November 20, 2012
For convenient access to this article, you can get to it by visiting: SorryNoCalls.com. Dear Friend, I know you've asked to setup a "quick call" to chat. Could be just an introductory…
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