43 Pithy Quips On The Business of Software
September 28, 2011
My favorite conference both as an attendee and as a speaker is the Business of Software Conference. I've spoken there for the past three years and am once again speaking this year.…
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MIT Startup Bootcamp 2011: Notes and Musings
guest September 26, 2011
This past weekend was the 3rd annual MIT Startup Bootcamp. It's one of favorite startup events in the Boston area (I spoke at the first one in 2009. Video of my talk available). I…
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23 Tweetable Insights From "The Lean Startup"
strategy September 14, 2011
Across different industries, there are people that I deeply respect. This respect is based fundamentally on two attributes: 1) They are disproportionately right with their ideas (or…
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Why Venture Capitalists Invest In Pigs, Not Chickens
guest September 8, 2011
The following is a guest post from Jeff Bussgang. Jeff is a serial entrepreneur and currently a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, a Boston-area early-stage venture…
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3 Quick Entrepreneurial Sales Lessons
guest September 6, 2011
The following is a guest post by Daniel Tenner. Daniel is the founder of several companies including GrantTree. He blogs about startups and founders at Swombat.com. You can also find…
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How To Pick The Right Idea For Your Startup
guest August 29, 2011
The following is a guest post by Kapil Kale, co-founder of GiftRocket, a Y Combinator-backed gift card company. Kapil usually blogs here. As a current startup founder, one of the most…
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Combating the Innovators Dilemma – HubSpot’s Experiments Framework
strategy August 23, 2011
The following is a guest post by Brad Coffey, an early employee at HubSpot. You can follow Brad on twitter @BradfordCoffey This week HubSpot was lucky enough to be included in the…
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From Nashville to Boston: How A Startup Accelerator Changed Our Lives
guest August 19, 2011
The following is a guest article by Nick Francis, co-founder of Help Scout, a customer support application. When looking back at successful companies, you can always point to a series…
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Raising Money On AngelList: 21 Tips From Two Active Angels
venture capital August 10, 2011
The following is the result of a collaboration between Ty Danco and Dharmesh Shah. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor (you should be reading his blog). Dharmesh is founder and…
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The Benefits Of The Perfect Independent Board Member
venture capital August 9, 2011
The following is a guest post from Brian Halligan, CEO of HubSpot. When we were first starting HubSpot, we identified the perfect candidate for an outside board member: Gail Goodman,…
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Prison Break: Escaping From Shawshank Inc. For A Startup
August 1, 2011
I first laid eyes on Andy Dufresne during his orientation session here at the Shawshank Software Corporation. To tell you the truth I didn’t think much of him—I figured a couple of…
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