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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

It’s 2003 and VCs aren’t exactly lining up to fund startup businesses. It is because when you share too much of this information with staff you develop an “options culture” the I find unhealthy. As a startup CEO you’ll have to develop your own comfort level with what to share and with whom.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

It was 2003 and I was training for a marathon so I was in great shape (yes, I know this was YEARS ago but I did complete it in 3:57). Instead of BS’ing me he said, “we spent 18 months building out our product and a set of graphic editing tools when we realized we had developed in the wrong platform. Small story.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

This is an updated post from my ongoing series on Startup Advice that I learned from founding two companies. . In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. Tags: Startup Advice.

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APRIL 4, 2011

I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). And given your stage of development you sure better at least know what your goal is. No metrics = high level, more generalized advice. That’s not acceptable. Is it 4/1,000?

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Since 2003, The National Entrepreneur Center has been collaborating with area resource partners to champion entrepreneurs and small business owners. Developing a vibrant and rich online and in-person network. Building on top of a strong foundation of collaboration and community.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

As a subject matter expert, you’re expected to stay on top of recent developments in your field of knowledge. DirectWomen seeks to “ increase the representation of women lawyers on corporate boards” by “[ developing] and [positioning] women attorney leaders for board service. Observe compliance restrictions tightly.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. So they develop short-hand ways to qualify things better.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We assumed they would take our advice and upgrade. Tags: Start-up Advice. But first I’d like to start with a story.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This is part of my Startup Advice series. You develop a cynicism that the future will be better. I think we started working together in 2003 when he was new in the UK from South Africa. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice. Suddenly it was star treatment and all sorts of promises about the future.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

So I decided to run the London Marathon in April 2003, just 3 weeks before my son was born. April 29th, 2003 my first son was born. We set up a development center in India and I had to be there for three weeks to tour all of the prospective cities. Tags: Start-up Advice Startup Advice. You manage what you measure.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica? 57:45 Nate: The differences between Gaikai and OnLive’s development. 28:00 Nate discusses his partnership with the company Science, run by Mike Jones. 39:00 Tell me a little bit about Gaikai and how you got involved.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

They are either a sign of naive founders or naive investors (because they will quickly develop a reputation in the market and because future investors in that company will all demand your terms, which therefore will include a full ratchet). I thought we got rid of that s**t in 2003? I mean, I had no idea that they had full ratchets.

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MARCH 1, 2011

After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). It took 3-4 months into the development of the product for Hashable to realize that it is a mobile first, web second service. This feature is in development right now.

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APRIL 27, 2010

If you want that advice please click on the link. Most of what I learned about operating startups I learned from the really tough years at my first company from 2001-2003. I learned how to integrate customers into our product development process. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

So, I sort of grew up as a product manager at Google in the early days of the company working on Google AdWords, when we just launched AdWords, I think back in 2003. Developer / Programmer 101. All of you are developers and programmers, but maybe is there kind of specialties in these areas, or no? Any advice for us, Prashant?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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