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The Problem with Startup Advice

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I'm often the last one to leave an event, held back by the most persistant of entrepreneurs trying to squeeze as much advice as they can out of me. Conferences, startup blogs, meetups--they're all filled with people telling you how to build your company. Often times, the advice is terrible or impractical. They don't stress test.

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

Both Sides of the Table

I wrote this conundrum and the need to take charge of how the market define your skills in my much-read blog post on “ personal branding.” He or she has worked at some very successful big technology or media companies and went to a great school. But I also have advice for the 15% that really do want to be a startup CEO.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

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We think it’s a matter of products, but history shows us it takes more than just products and technology to create the sweeping changes. Here’s Why on his Both Sides of the Table blog for a good read and a good lesson. It seems like good advice to me. Subscribe to the Gust Blog. Subscribe by email. I like that.

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Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks

Both Sides of the Table

Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. The major battle for press is a battle for “mindshare” and it’s exactly the reason I blog. I am a VC. I hand out money.

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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. Still, I believe I’m offering an accurate representation of the ideal configuration of the main technology leaders. Your deepest thinkers on technology architecture are seldom good team leaders.

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Why You Should Give Before You Get

Both Sides of the Table

But less as a complaint and more as advice to younger networkers, the more you invest in relationships the more you will get when you need. Brunson’s short and to-the-point blog post, “ It’s Called Networking, Not Using.” It’s why I wrote the blog post on 50 Coffee Meetings. Startup Advice'

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Steven Blank Kills It at Greycroft CEO Summit

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I’m going to save that for a future blog post. With all the external presenters, the ones I enjoyed the most were Dan Senor who wrote the book Startup Nation (an examination of the Israeli technology scene). Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. View more presentations from steve blank.