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Why You Need to Ring the Freaking Cash Register

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I remember just a decade ago in 2003 when we all laughed at how dumb people in the 90′s were talking about the race to “capture as many eyeballs as possible” before your competition. I start to notice when bad behavior creeps into the system as a whole. I have seen much of that behavior over the past 2 years get worse.

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Survivors

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” “Did you read that article about him on Business Insider?” I saw this in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2010. If somebody doesn’t work in the tech startup sector I always hate to even have the debate. “Did you see how much she wasted?” ” “Did you not hear that he was fired from his last job?”

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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

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This is a riveting read and tale of ego, bad business practice and shady ethical behavior – if the article is even 50% true. 33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica? I don’t know the company or the details first hand.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. 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. But the story doesn’t end there.

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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

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This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I acknowledged this in the article. I said both in the article but felt compelled to provide a statement up front for the skimmers. 2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range.

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From Startup To Life-Changing Exit – The 4 Secrets Behind Ruby Receptionists’ Amazing Success

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In 2003, she started Ruby Receptionists , a one-of-a-kind virtual receptionist company where high-tech meets great people and 5-star performance. and more articles from the EO blog. Our Forum thinks so highly of Jill that we nicknamed her JBoss — an honorific she more than earned. Here’s her story.

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The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand

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This article initially appeared on TechCrunch - with a minor update highlighted in red below. I thought we got rid of that s**t in 2003? We’re back to discussing convertible debt again. This time by the efforts of Adeo Ressi to introduce a new kind of structure called “ convertible equity.”

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