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17 Pithy Insights for Startup Employees

startup September 29, 2006

For some reason, one of my articles titled “Startup Hiring: Why You Should Date Before Getting Married” continues to be ranked #1 on Google when searching for startup hiring. As such,…

Random Voices: The Power Of Influence In The Blogosphere

September 28, 2006

I came across this article on one of the blogs I read regularly: Everyone Is An Influencer In the article, Cameron Olthuis posits that it is important for companies not just to focus…

Web 2.0, Web 3.0 and Beyond: Villainous Version Numbers

web20 September 27, 2006

Just as I had come to accept the fact that Web 2.0 is an ambiguous term I am already hearing mention of Web 3.0. In the context I have seen it so far, Web 3.0 is being used to refer…

Roadmapping: How Your Product Finds Its Way

development September 26, 2006

Note: This is a guest article written by Andy Singleton. Andy is a career software professional and knows a thing or two about building and launching successful software products. He…

Startups and Advisory Board Members

strategy September 25, 2006

I have been on both sides of the Advisory Board equation. As a startup founder, I’ve invited individuals to be an advisory board member. I’ve also been asked to be an advisory board…

Selling Software: Why Free Trials Aren't

sales September 22, 2006

Some time ago, I wrote an article titled “Startup Tips for Enterprise Software Pricing”. If you’re selling software to big companies, it’s likely worth a quick read. When writing the…

Startups and the Challenges With CRM

September 21, 2006

Brian Halligan, my co-founder at HubSpot has a written a thoughtful piece today on the issue of CRM in startups: “Why CRM Initiatives At Small Business and Startups”. This is on our…

Another Startup On eBay: Why This One Is Probably Worth The $90k Starting Bid

startup September 20, 2006

If you’re a regular reader of OnStartups.com you’ll know that every now and then I diverge from my usual “advice for startups” theme and talk about specific news and other industry…

Failure To Launch: Why Every Startup Should Have A Blog

startup September 18, 2006

I wrote an article about blogging for small businesses this weekend (posted to the other blog I write for Small Business Hub internet marketing blog). Shameless plug: I’m trying to…

Speaking At The Mass. Tech Leadership Council on Web 2.0

startup September 17, 2006

I am scheduled to speak at a Mass. Technology Leadership Council event this week. The topic of the event is “Web 2.0 – How Will It Impact Your Business?”. If you plan on attending the…

Another Startup on eBay: Is This The Best We Can Do?

startup September 16, 2006

Seems the trend to auction startups up on eBay is increasing. The latest is the GoldenFeed listing on eBay. This is a “Web 2.0” startup that does some type of bidding based RSS feed.…