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Startups: Why You Shouldn't Compete With 37Signals
October 26, 2006
As a software startup guy, I’ve been intrigued by what the folks over at 37Signals are doing for a long time. I interviewed Jason Fried (CEO of 37signals) for my graduate paper on…
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Disagreeing With Paul Graham: How Not To Pick A Platform
October 17, 2006
I am one of the many thousands of raving Paul Graham fans out there. I’ve read most of his content (Paul doesn’t write blog articles, he writes essays). He is clearly a very gifted…
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Six Interesting Stats About Startup Success
October 16, 2006
This weekend, I reviewed a recent paper titled “Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital: Evidence From Serial Entrepreneurs” by Paul Gompers, Anna Kovner, Josh Lerner…
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Startups: Competing With Venture Funded Rivals
October 10, 2006
All of my prior startup experience has been with bootstrapped startups (i.e. no VC funding). As such, I’ve had to deal the situation where I found myself competing with rivals that…
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RSS As Competitive Analysis Tool
October 9, 2006
I posted a blog article this morning on our partner internet marketing blog (Small Business 2.0) titled “Understanding RSS: A Quick Guide For The Insanely Busy Executive”. I’m…
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17 Pithy Insights for Startup Employees
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,…
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Startups and Advisory Board Members
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…
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Selling Software: Why Free Trials Aren't
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…
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Another Startup On eBay: Why This One Is Probably Worth The $90k Starting Bid
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…
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Failure To Launch: Why Every Startup Should Have A Blog
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…
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Speaking At The Mass. Tech Leadership Council on Web 2.0
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…
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