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Startup Conversations With Myself: What Should I Work On?
March 23, 2009
Entrepreneurs (particularly bootstrapped ones) have a tough life. In the early days, things can get lonely. So many decisions, so many challenges, so much to do — and very little by…
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Startup Lessons From The Underpants Gnomes: PROFIT!
February 27, 2009
Are you building a profitable business? I’m not asking whether or not your business is profitable now, but whether it will ever be profitable? More importantly, does future…
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Why Your Startup Shouldn't Copy 37signals or Fog Creek
February 6, 2009
The following is a guest article by Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear Software. He blogs about startups and marketing at http://blog.ASmartBear.com. I don't know about you, but I'm…
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Thoughts On The Economics Of Giving It Away
February 1, 2009
Chris Anderson has a new article in the WSJ titled “The Economics Of Giving It Away”. This whole idea of free+premium (freemium) is one I’ve been fascinated by for a while. (See my…
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Start Now: 6 Reasons Why This Economy Is Good For Startups
December 3, 2008
The following is a guest article by Jason Cohen. Jason is the CEO and founder of Smart Bear, Inc. Smart Bear creates tools for peer code review. Jason "gets" software startups. ---…
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Dealing With A Downturn: Selling More Services
November 20, 2008
If you’re involved in the operation/management of a startup, you’ve already heard a bunch of advice over the past couple of months. Much of this advice can be summed into about two…
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Entrepreneurs and...Hey, There's A Shiny New Thing!
September 25, 2008
If you’re one of those rare entrepreneurs that has the discipline to stay reasonably focused on what you should be working on, feel free to skip the rest of this article with the…
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Startups and The Power Of Polarization
September 24, 2008
Startups, particularly those world-changing, curve-jumping, bet-the-farm kind are a tricky business. The temptation for startups is, as Seth Godin would say, “to create average…
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We Love To Hate Microsoft But What About Apple?
July 9, 2008
The reasons so many people hate (or intensely dislike) Microsoft are plentiful and for the most part, pretty easy to understand. If you were to ask around, reasons cited would…
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Startup Advice from George Costanza: Do The Opposite
July 2, 2008
The Seinfeld fans out there will clearly recognize the reference to "the opposite" episode. Basically, George tries to change his life by going against his natural instincts and doing…
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20 Wrenches In The Software Startup Machinery
June 28, 2008
The following is a guest post. I have had the misfortune of personally making every one of these mistakes during my years as a software entrepreneur. I am currently reviewing a…
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