The 4 Personality Types Every Startup Needs
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
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
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
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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Startup Psychology: Why Awareness Is Awesome
October 24, 2012
The following is a guest post from Dr. Jared Scherz, founder at UFeud, LLC, creators of ufeud.com, uframe, and uscore technologies. As a well educated psychologist with a successful…
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Hatching An International Office: 6 Tips For Startups Going Global
September 26, 2012
The following is a guest post by Diana Urban. Diana is the Head of International Marketing at HubSpot, all-in-one marketing software International expansion can provide a startup with…
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Remembering 9/11: Leadership Lessons From Akamai Founder
September 11, 2012
The following is a guest post by Annie Bourne. Annie is the VP Business Development and General Counsel of Kinvey, and author of The First Secret of Edwin Hoff. Thank goodness for…
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Connecting The Dots: Mergers Of Early-Stage Startups
August 16, 2012
The following is a guest post by Ken Smith. Ken is a startup marketing & strategy professional with leadership, consulting, and advisory experience in thirteen high-tech ventures with…
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The Power of Focus And The Peril Of Myopia
June 19, 2012
Greed is good. ~Gordon Gecko Focus is good. ~Steve Jobs I'm a big fan of focus. I'm such a big fan of it, I try to apply it to as many things as possible. [just kidding] It's really,…
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What It's Like To Be The CEO: Revelations and Reflections
June 5, 2012
The following is a guest post from Paul DeJoe, founder at, Ecquire, which provides contact management software and EIR at Fairbridge Venture Partners. This article is adapted from an…
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Startup Lessons From 17 Hard-Hitting Quotes In "Moneyball"
February 2, 2012
I'm an idiot. Not all of the time, mind you, not even most of the time, but every now and then, I'm an idiot. Like the time my friend and co-founder Brian Halligan asked me to read…
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