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You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

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This article first appeared on TechCrunch. So as I get around the country speaking at college campus in 2010 & 2011 I have been preaching the same theme. They pitch me features, not value. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the proliferation of starutps in the past 2 years. But what does this all mean?

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How Many Angels is the Right Amount for a Startup to Have?

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I myself coined the term ENIFA (everyone now is a f **g angel) in 2011 but it didn’t stick as well as the term Unicorn did. Another founder … “When I pitched the idea to Adam, he was super on board,” Mr. Sloyan said. In fact, the article was so spot on, so well shaped and formed I was only left wondering three things: 1.

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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

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One of the most important articles I read during the entire year was David Brook’s op-ed article on “ The Haimish Line.” And so I framed much of my life since reading the article in Haimish terms. 2011 was the first year I went to SxSW. The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so.

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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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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

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As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. One particular four-letter word has been used pervasively by candidates of all stripes: Jobs.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API. For years I saw companies pitching themselves as “mobile coupon companies&# and I never believed this would be a big idea. Twitter seems to have become a bit allergic to third-party developers (or maybe vice-versa).

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Hockey Stick Growth Explained

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As the entrepreneurs are hardly making any money to pay their personal bills, they devote a great deal of time and energy in making elaborate pitches for raising investment capital. Surging Growth: This period started in 2011, where Groupon crossed the 1 billion mark. Some of the common mistakes made at this stage are –.