Startup Founders: Don't Freak Out
April 26, 2012
When I was working on building my first startup, Really Bad Things(TM) happened on an alarmingly regular basis. I was in my early 20s and living in Birmingham, Alabama (where there…
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Don't Make Raising Angel Funding Your Plan B
guest April 16, 2012
The following is a guest post by Chris Sheehan. Chris is a seed stage VC and angel investor at CommonAngels. You can follow him on Twitter at @c_sheehan and his blog Early Stage…
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Fall In Love With Your Business, Not Your Business Plan
March 30, 2012
That business plan, that business plan, I do not like that business plan. I do not like the writing part, I do not even like to start. I do not like them at a bar, I do not like them…
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Avoiding Founder Failure: 26 Quick Tips and Real Data
March 26, 2012
Several years ago, I met with Noam Wasserman who had recently joined Harvard Business School as a professor. I initially came across Noam because he was doing some fascinating…
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How To Get Media Coverage For Your Startup: A Complete Guide
March 22, 2012
The following is a guest post by Leo Widrich, co-founder of Buffer, a smarter way to post on Social Media. [Note: I'm an angel investor in Buffer and love what they're doing] The…
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Be Captain Of Your Destiny - Not Prisoner Of Wishful Thinking
March 15, 2012
The following is a guest post by Mike Troiano. Mike is a former New York ad man turned venture-funded entrepreneur, now a Principal at Boston-based Holland-Mark. You can follow him on…
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How I Enjoyed SxSW 2012 Without Attending The Mega Parties
conference March 14, 2012
Late last night I got back from a few days at SxSW 2012. This was my second time going to the event/conference/festival or whatever the right term is. I don't usually write…
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8 Ways Writing a Book Is Like Starting a Company
startups March 13, 2012
If you've wondered why I haven't been blogging so much, it's because I have been been writing a full length book for Portfolio called the Ultralight Startup , from the same folks that…
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Founder Focus: Don't Kill Your Startup With 1,000 Trivial Tasks
guest March 5, 2012
This article was written by Noah Kagan, the Chief Sumo at AppSumo.com (#1 ecommerce site for entrepreneurs). He was employee #4 at Mint.com and employee #30 at Facebook. A few weeks…
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Startups: Attack The Problem, Not The Competition
March 2, 2012
Pin It Pin It Do not become obsessed with beating the competition. Instead, obsess over beating the problem you are out to solve. There are several reasons for this: 1) The goal is…
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Selling or Funding A Startup? Tips On Surviving Technical Due Diligence
guest February 28, 2012
The following is a guest post from Karl Treier. Karl is a serial entrepreneur, currently with ProspectStream and SaaS Capital. He currently blogs at The Alien Entrepreneur. Be Better…
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